AFTAB AHMAD LTD

💤Zombieactive
09826210 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-15
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
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 53100Postal activities under universal service obligation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-01-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-01-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-01-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-12-01
    AHMAD, Aftab appointed
    director
  18. 2018-12-01
    KHALID, Ahmed resigned
    director
  19. 2018-12-01
    MANAN, Attaul resigned
    director
  20. 2018-08-01
    AHMAD, Aftab resigned
    director
  21. 2015-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AFTAB AHMAD LTD
  22. 2015-10-15
    AHMAD, Aftab appointed
    director
  23. 2015-10-15
    KHALID, Ahmed appointed
    director
  24. 2015-10-15
    MANAN, Attaul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AHMAD" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aftab Ahmad
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ahmed Khalidceased 01/12/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Ataul Mananceased 01/12/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Aftab Ahmadceased 01/08/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Suite 26 Fajar
95 Miles Road
Mitcham
Surrey
CR4 3FH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

AHMAD, Aftab
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMAD, Aftab
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-10-15 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
KHALID, Ahmed
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-10-15 · resigned 2018-12-01
Resigned
MANAN, Attaul
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-10-15 · resigned 2018-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-03