39 WM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10187612 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-19
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Average employees29002900

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-04-08
    UDDIN, Mohammad Zaki appointed
    director
  8. 2025-04-08
    SHAFIQUE, Muhammad resigned
    director
  9. 2025-04-07
    SHAFIQUE, Muhammad appointed
    director
  10. 2025-04-07
    UDDIN, Mohammad Zaki resigned
    director
  11. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-07-14
    HUSSAIN, Khalid resigned
    director
  19. 2020-07-14
    UDDIN, Mohammad Zaki appointed
    director
  20. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-09-07
    AHMED, Mohammed Abrar resigned
    director
  24. 2018-09-07
    HUSSAIN, Khalid appointed
    director
  25. 2018-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2017-11-17
    AHMED, Mohammed Abrar appointed
    director
  27. 2017-11-16
    HUSSAIN, Khalid resigned
    director
  28. 2016-05-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 39 WM LIMITED
  29. 2016-05-19
    HUSSAIN, Khalid 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Khalid Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/05/2017

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
Incorporated2016-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

Unit 4 Hockley Industrial Estate
Pitsford Street
Birmingham
B18 6PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-11

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

UDDIN, Mohammad Zaki
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-04-08
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Active
AHMED, Mohammed Abrar
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-11-17 · resigned 2018-09-07
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Khalid
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-09-07 · resigned 2020-07-14
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Khalid
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-05-19 · resigned 2017-11-16
Resigned
SHAFIQUE, Muhammad
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-04-07 · resigned 2025-04-08
Resigned
UDDIN, Mohammad Zaki
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-14 · resigned 2025-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28