A B TUNKARA KAIRA LTD

💤Zombieactive
10847100 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-03
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 76 → 68
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Opportunity score: 7668
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7565
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidattractive
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,468

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£15.5k£11.4k
Current assets£2.5k
Net assets£15.5k£11.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A B TUNKARA KAIRA LTD
  14. 2017-07-03
    TUNKARA KAIRA, Alh Banou appointed
    director
  15. 2017-07-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TUNKARA KAIRA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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: 2026-07-16

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

13 Vicars Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS8 5AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TUNKARA KAIRA, Alh Banou
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-07-03
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Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-30