ASH & RAJA HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09821240 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-07-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-07-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Phoenix Money Lendco LTD
- 2024-07-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Phoenix Money Lendco LTD
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-28➖HUSSAIN, Mushtaq resigneddirector
- 2023-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-11➖RAYMAN, Kabir resigneddirector
- 2018-06-01➖KHAN, Yaseen resigneddirector
- 2017-06-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-06-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-06-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-03-21➕KHAN, Yaseen appointeddirector
- 2016-03-21➕RAYMAN, Kabir appointeddirector
- 2015-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ASH & RAJA HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2015-10-13➕HUSSAIN, Ashfaq appointedsecretary
- 2015-10-13➕HUSSAIN, Ashfaq appointeddirector
- 2015-10-13➕HUSSAIN, Mushtaq appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ashfaq Hussain Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
150 Silverhill Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD3 7JJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
HUSSAIN, Ashfaq→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUSSAIN, Mushtaq→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-10-13 · resigned 2023-12-28
KHAN, Yaseen→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-21 · resigned 2018-06-01
RAYMAN, Kabir→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-03-21 · resigned 2019-12-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Phoenix Money Lendco Phoenix Money Lendco LTD | A registered charge | 2 properties | 12/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Phoenix Money Lendco Phoenix Money Lendco LTD | A registered charge | 2 properties | 12/07/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/06/2017 | 26/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/06/2017 | 26/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/06/2017 | 29/07/2024 |
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-02