401 WESTHOUGHTON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10787243 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-24
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£51.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (81/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £50,953
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£51k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £51.7k | £49.8k |
| Current assets | £53.5k | £48.0k |
| Net assets | £51.0k | £48.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-04➖MULLA, Adam Mohamed Rafiq resigneddirector
- 2025-12-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-03➕MULLA, Faruk Mohamed Rafiq appointeddirector
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-24➕MULLA, Adam Mohamed Rafiq appointeddirector
- 2023-05-19➖MULLA, Mohamed Rafiq resigneddirector
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 401 WESTHOUGHTON LIMITED
- 2017-05-24➕MULLA, Mohamed Rafiq appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Faruk Mohamed Rafiq Mulla Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/12/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Adam Mohamed Rafiq Mullaceased 04/12/2025· 75-100% shares
- Mr Mohamed Rafiq Mullaceased 24/05/2023· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&F TRANSPORT NW LTD→ 12995326 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A1 LOGISTICS NW LTD→ 13691117 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A2Z DIRECT LIMITED→ 07194089 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AA HORSE TRANSPORT LTD→ 16259250 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABBYS MINIBUSES LTD→ 13644991 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABDULLAH UZAIR LTD→ 16318282 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABM LOGISTICS LTD→ 11757782 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABO DANIA LTD→ 15390007 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADIL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→ 16297142 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AEN TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED→ 14651627 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AFG RECOVERY TRANSPORT LIMITED→ 17075303 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJ KHARAL LTD→ 14683586 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
95 Market Street Westhoughton
Bolton
BL5 3AA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MULLA, Faruk Mohamed Rafiq→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MULLA, Adam Mohamed Rafiq→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2023-05-24 · resigned 2025-12-04
MULLA, Mohamed Rafiq→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-05-24 · resigned 2023-05-19
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-29