ANS APPLIANCES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10055017 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-22.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,134

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£22k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£22k-£16k-£11k-£5k£839£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£9.5k£14.8k
Current assets£2.7k£6.6k
Cash—£6.6k
Net assets£-22.1k£-21.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
    ➖
    SHAMI, Husam resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-04-07
    ➕
    EL - NACHAR, Abdul Kader appointed
    director
  7. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2025-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-15
    ➖
    EL-NACHAR, Abdul Kader resigned
    director
  17. 2016-04-15
    ➕
    SHAMI, Husam appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2016-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2016-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ANS APPLIANCES LIMITED
  21. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    EL-NACHAR, Abdul Kader appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdul Kader El - Nachar
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/04/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Husam Shamiceased 09/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

90 Cricklewood Broadway
London
NW2 3EL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

EL - NACHAR, Abdul Kader→
director · ~59y · appointed 2026-04-07
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Active
EL-NACHAR, Abdul Kader→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2016-04-15
Resigned
SHAMI, Husam→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-04-15 · resigned 2026-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01