38 WOODCOTE FOLD LTD

💤Zombieactive
11296126 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-06
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£100
Current assets£100
Net assets£100

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-07-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-07-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-07-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-07-28
    HANNA PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  14. 2020-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-06-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 38 WOODCOTE FOLD LTD
  18. 2018-04-06
    ALI, Asim Iqbal appointed
    director
  19. 2018-04-06
    HANNA PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  20. 2018-04-06
    📄
    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 Asim Iqbal Ali
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Hanna Property Company Limitedceased 30/07/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

10 Walter Street
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 9GB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALI, Asim Iqbal
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-04-06
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Active
HANNA PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2020-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-30