AA PROPERTIES (BLACKBURN) LTD

💤Zombieactive
09833971 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-20
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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, 1 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-10-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-11-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-11-20
    AFZAL, Babar appointed
    director
  14. 2020-11-20
    AFZAL, Babar resigned
    director
  15. 2020-11-20
    DUDHA, Koolsum Rashid appointed
    director
  16. 2020-11-20
    DUDHA, Koolsum Rashid resigned
    director
  17. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  19. 2019-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2015-10-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA PROPERTIES (BLACKBURN) LTD
  23. 2015-10-20
    AFZAL, Babar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Group structure

Aa Properties Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aa Properties Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AA PROPERTIES (BLACKBURN) LTD
This company · 09833971

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aa Properties Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Babar Afzalceased 28/10/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2015-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Freckleton Business Centre
Freckleton Street
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 2AL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AFZAL, Babar
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-11-20
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Active
AFZAL, Babar
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-10-20 · resigned 2020-11-20
Resigned
DUDHA, Koolsum Rashid
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-11-20 · resigned 2020-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-01