AYLESBURY DRYCLEANERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10069883 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-17
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 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Sector: Other service activities
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 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-05-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-09-27
    ➕
    SHOUKAT, Adnan appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-27
    ➖
    SHOUKAT, Adshan resigned
    director
  10. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-07-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-05-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-05-03
    ➖
    ASAD, Nazia resigned
    director
  20. 2019-05-02
    ➕
    SHOUKAT, Adshan appointed
    director
  21. 2018-11-15
    ➕
    ASAD, Nazia appointed
    director
  22. 2018-11-15
    ➖
    ASGHAR, Usman resigned
    director
  23. 2018-04-18
    ➖
    SHOUKAT, Faizan resigned
    director
  24. 2017-07-31
    ➕
    ASGHAR, Usman appointed
    director
  25. 2016-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AYLESBURY DRYCLEANERS LTD
  26. 2016-03-17
    ➕
    SHOUKAT, Faizan 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adnan Shoukat
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 02/1986 · age 40
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/04/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Adshan Shoukatceased 14/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Usman Asgharceased 07/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Faizan Shoukatceased 31/07/2017· 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
Incorporated2016-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96010 — Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products

Registered office

122a High Street
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP20 1RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SHOUKAT, Adnan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASAD, Nazia→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-11-15 · resigned 2019-05-03
Resigned
ASGHAR, Usman→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-07-31 · resigned 2018-11-15
Resigned
SHOUKAT, Adshan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-05-02 · resigned 2023-09-27
Resigned
SHOUKAT, Faizan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-03-17 · resigned 2018-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07