AHMED BROS (HYDE) LTD
💤Zombieactive
10855847 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-07
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£573.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.0y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £573,889
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£54k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£574k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£709k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £573.9k | £532.5k |
| Current assets | £709.0k | £760.9k |
| Cash | £54.3k | £94.3k |
| Debtors | £267.2k | £248.3k |
| Net assets | £573.9k | £514.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-05-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-07-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-06📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-12-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AHMED BROS (HYDE) LTD
- 2017-07-07➕SADDIQ, Mohammed appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Mohammed Saddiq Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ADLINGTON GOLF CENTRE LIMITED→ 03543616 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| ADSARO CONSULTING LIMITED→ 15141525 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| AGROLODGE LIMITED→ 01766304 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
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8 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
Incorporated2017-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
12 Dowson Road
Hyde
SK14 1JS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-19
Last: 2026-07-05
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SADDIQ, Mohammed→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-07-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 26/07/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05