A H FRAGRANCES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10545540 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-04
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-22
    HAFIZ, Abdul appointed
    director
  6. 2025-12-22
    HAFIZ, Abdul resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-02-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-01-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A H FRAGRANCES LTD
  20. 2017-01-04
    HAFIZ, Abdul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdul Hafiz
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting22/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Abdul Hafizceased 22/12/2025· 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
Incorporated2017-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

107 Bradford Road
Huddersfield
HD1 6DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAFIZ, Abdul
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-12-22
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Active
HAFIZ, Abdul
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-01-04 · resigned 2025-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26