AL HIRA CONSULTANTS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
11098228 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£14k£28k£43k£57k£71kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£21.7k
Current assets—£372
Net assets—£71.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    AKBAR, Isha resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-10-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-10-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-08
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    AKBAR, Isha appointed
    director
  8. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-24
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    AKBAR, Nazia resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-05-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2023-01-12
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    AKBAR, Nazia resigned
    director
  13. 2023-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-08-26
    ➖
    AKBAR, Isha resigned
    director
  15. 2022-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-02-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  21. 2021-10-13
    ➕
    AKBAR, Nazia appointed
    secretary
  22. 2021-10-13
    ➕
    AKBAR, Nazia appointed
    director
  23. 2021-10-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  24. 2021-10-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2021-10-07
    ➕
    AKBAR, Isha appointed
    director
  27. 2021-09-24
    ➖
    AKBAR, Nazia resigned
    secretary
  28. 2021-09-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  29. 2020-11-10
    ➖
    AKBAR, Nazia resigned
    director
  30. 2017-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL HIRA CONSULTANTS LTD.
  31. 2017-12-06
    ➕
    AKBAR, Muhammad appointed
    director
  32. 2017-12-06
    ➕
    AKBAR, Nazia appointed
    secretary
  33. 2017-12-06
    ➕
    AKBAR, Nazia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Isha Akbar
Individual · British · DOB 04/2004 · age 22
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/10/2024
Mr Muhammad Akbar
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/11/2020

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
Incorporated2017-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

176 Dunstable Road
Luton
LU4 8JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

AKBAR, Muhammad→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AKBAR, Nazia→
secretary · appointed 2021-10-13 · resigned 2023-05-24
Resigned
AKBAR, Nazia→
secretary · appointed 2017-12-06 · resigned 2021-09-24
Resigned
AKBAR, Isha→
director · ~22y · appointed 2024-10-08 · resigned 2025-06-25
Resigned
AKBAR, Isha→
director · ~22y · appointed 2021-10-07 · resigned 2022-08-26
Resigned
AKBAR, Nazia→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-10-13 · resigned 2023-01-12
Resigned
AKBAR, Nazia→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-12-06 · resigned 2020-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-26