A AND I SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11163260 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-22
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2019-10-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2019-10-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-08-28
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-02-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-06-12
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    DURRANI, Asad Kamal resigned
    director
  15. 2018-05-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-03-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As A AND I SOLUTIONS LTD
  18. 2018-01-22
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    SHAH, Ibrahim appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-22
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    DURRANI, Asad Kamal appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-22
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    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ibrahim Shah
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/01/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Asad Kamal Durraniceased 22/05/2018· significant influence
  • Mr Ibrahim Shahceased 10/04/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2018-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

11 Sheridan Close
Romford
Greater London
RM3 7EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHAH, Ibrahim→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-01-22
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Active
DURRANI, Asad Kamal→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-01-22 · resigned 2018-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-10-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-10-08