AL-KARAM TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09970015 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-01-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-11
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  3. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-08-04
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    SAMDANI, Riaz Ahmad resigned
    director
  6. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-11
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2019-06-11
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-21
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    PIRZADA, Bakhtyar Haider appointed
    secretary
  15. 2019-05-21
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    IQBAL, Mohammed resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-27
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-10-18
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AL-KARAM TRUST LIMITED
  20. 2016-01-26
    ➕
    DAAD, Iftikhar, Imam appointed
    director
  21. 2016-01-26
    ➕
    IQBAL, Mohammed appointed
    director
  22. 2016-01-26
    ➕
    PIRZADA, Muhammed Imdad Hussain appointed
    director
  23. 2016-01-26
    ➕
    IQBAL, Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-01-26
    ➕
    SAMDANI, Riaz Ahmad appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Eaton Hall
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 0PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

PIRZADA, Bakhtyar Haider→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-21
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Active
DAAD, Iftikhar, Imam→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-01-26
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Active
IQBAL, Mohammed→
director · ~80y · appointed 2016-01-26
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Active
PIRZADA, Muhammed Imdad Hussain→
director · ~80y · appointed 2016-01-26
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Active
IQBAL, Mohammed→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-26 · resigned 2019-05-21
Resigned
SAMDANI, Riaz Ahmad→
director · ~79y · appointed 2016-01-26 · resigned 2024-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-18