AZUMA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10012138 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-18
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 600 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-11➕MAHARJAN, Laxmi Bahadur appointeddirector
- 2022-04-11➖NOH, Kwang Hyun resigneddirector
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AZUMA LIMITED
- 2016-02-18➕NOH, Kwang Hyun appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Laxmi Bahadur Maharjan Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/04/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kwang Hyun Nohceased 11/04/2022· significant influence
- Keycast Limitedceased 11/04/2022· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
48 Plumstead High Street
London
SE18 1SL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MAHARJAN, Laxmi Bahadur→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOH, Kwang Hyun→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-02-18 · resigned 2022-04-11
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-19