A.I. CHOUDHERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
11527067 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-20
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100—
Net assets£100£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-09-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-09-02
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-08-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.I. CHOUDHERY LTD
  14. 2018-08-20
    ➕
    CHOUDHERY, Ayman Ibrahim appointed
    director
  15. 2018-08-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHOUDHERY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Ayman Ibrahim Choudhery
Individual · British · DOB 11/1999 · age 27
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Registered office

50 Wychwood Avenue
Luton
LU2 7HU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHOUDHERY, Ayman Ibrahim→
director · ~27y · appointed 2018-08-20
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19