A A COMMUNICATIONS (LEICESTER) LTD

💤Zombieactive
10767568 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-12
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
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47421
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47429SIC 47429
  • 95120SIC 95120
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), 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, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,952

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£13.1k£15.9k
Current assets£16.0k£17.9k
Net assets£5.0k£4.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-06-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A A COMMUNICATIONS (LEICESTER) LTD
  12. 2017-05-12
    MUHAMMAD, Amin Ali appointed
    director
  13. 2017-05-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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: 2026-04-29

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Amin Ali Muhammad
Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/05/2017
Mr Amin Ali Muhammad
Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares12/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47421 — SIC 47421

Registered office

123a Burfield Street
Leicester
LE4 6AQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MUHAMMAD, Amin Ali
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-05-12
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-16