AL AMRAN CATERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
11836848 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-20
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-10-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2020-10-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2020-04-01
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Muhammed Imdad resigned
    director
  18. 2020-01-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AL AMRAN CATERING LTD
  21. 2019-02-20
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Amran appointed
    director
  22. 2019-02-20
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Muhammed Imdad appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Amran Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Muhammed Imdad Hussainceased 01/04/2020· 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
Incorporated2019-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

62 Bentinck Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 6XS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Amran→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-02-20
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Active
HUSSAIN, Muhammed Imdad→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-02-20 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25