AA SHOPFRONTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11738589 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-21
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
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24420
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
6
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-01-06
    ➕
    ASIM, Muhammad appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-06
    ➖
    ASIF, Muhammad resigned
    director
  5. 2026-01-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-01-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-09-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-09-01
    ➕
    ASIF, Muhammad appointed
    director
  12. 2024-09-01
    ➖
    ASIM, Muhammad resigned
    director
  13. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-09-29
    ➖
    ASIF, Muhammad resigned
    director
  15. 2023-09-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-02-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-11-13
    ➖
    MAHMOOD, Amjad resigned
    director
  22. 2019-11-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2019-11-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2019-11-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2019-07-05
    ➖
    ALLAD, Abdul Rehman resigned
    director
  26. 2019-07-05
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Amjad appointed
    director
  27. 2019-02-21
    ➕
    ASIF, Muhammad appointed
    director
  28. 2018-12-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA SHOPFRONTS LTD
  29. 2018-12-21
    ➕
    ALLAD, Abdul Rehman appointed
    director
  30. 2018-12-21
    ➕
    ASIM, Muhammad 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

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 Muhammad Asim
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/01/2026
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Muhammad Asifceased 06/01/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Amjad Mahmoodceased 13/11/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Muhammad Asimceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Abdul Rehman Alladceased 05/07/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24420 — SIC 24420

Registered office

7 Idle Road
Bradford
BD2 4QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ASIM, Muhammad→
director · ~41y · appointed 2026-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAD, Abdul Rehman→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-12-21 · resigned 2019-07-05
Resigned
ASIF, Muhammad→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-09-01 · resigned 2026-01-06
Resigned
ASIF, Muhammad→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-02-21 · resigned 2023-09-29
Resigned
ASIM, Muhammad→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-12-21 · resigned 2024-09-01
Resigned
MAHMOOD, Amjad→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-07-05 · resigned 2019-11-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14