A2Z LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11083407 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-27
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: medium (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,023

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 157% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£19kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£14.7k£5.9k
Current assets£18.6k£9.4k
Net assets£13.0k£5.1k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-20
    ➖
    ASLAM, Qamar resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-02-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2017-11-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2Z LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED
  15. 2017-11-27
    ➕
    ASLAM, Shaid appointed
    director
  16. 2017-11-27
    ➕
    ASLAM, Qamar appointed
    director
  17. 2017-11-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shaid Aslam
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares27/11/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Qamar Aslamceased 20/11/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

163 York Road
Hall Green
Birmingham
B28 8LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ASLAM, Shaid→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-11-27
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Active
ASLAM, Qamar→
director · ~25y · appointed 2017-11-27 · resigned 2025-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-30