AL AZHARI ISLAMIC CENTER LTD.

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11308320 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-13
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
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 91011Library activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (76/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
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£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees500400

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
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-07-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-07-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2024-07-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-07-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2024-07-01
    AHMED, Islam resigned
    secretary
  13. 2024-07-01
    ELSHAMY, Ahmed resigned
    secretary
  14. 2024-07-01
    HADJAM, Amina resigned
    secretary
  15. 2024-07-01
    KASSEM, Sabra resigned
    secretary
  16. 2024-07-01
    SALEM, Tamer resigned
    secretary
  17. 2024-05-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2024-05-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2024-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-02-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2023-02-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2022-05-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  24. 2022-05-01
    KASSEM, Sabra appointed
    secretary
  25. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-06-16
    ELSHAMY, Ahmed appointed
    secretary
  27. 2021-05-08
    AHMED, Islam appointed
    secretary
  28. 2020-10-17
    HADJAM, Amina appointed
    secretary
  29. 2020-06-10
    SALEM, Tamer appointed
    secretary
  30. 2019-03-19
    AHMED, Mohamed appointed
    director
  31. 2019-03-01
    AHMED, Mohamed resigned
    director
  32. 2018-08-03
    AL-AZHARI, Mohammed resigned
    director
  33. 2018-07-01
    AHMED, Mohamed appointed
    director
  34. 2018-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL AZHARI ISLAMIC CENTER LTD.
  35. 2018-04-13
    AL-AZHARI, Mohammed appointed
    director

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohamed Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/04/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mohamed Bakr Sayed Ahmedceased 01/03/2019· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2018-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

38 Star Street
Ground Floor
London
W2 1QB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

AHMED, Mohamed
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-03-19
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Active
AHMED, Islam
secretary · appointed 2021-05-08 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
ELSHAMY, Ahmed
secretary · appointed 2021-06-16 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
HADJAM, Amina
secretary · appointed 2020-10-17 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
KASSEM, Sabra
secretary · appointed 2022-05-01 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
SALEM, Tamer
secretary · appointed 2020-06-10 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
AHMED, Mohamed
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
AL-AZHARI, Mohammed
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-04-13 · resigned 2018-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-29