2020 PHONES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12137916 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-05
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 2024
Net worth
£12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47421
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95120SIC 95120
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
23 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,729

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£17.3k£23.4k
Current assets£10.5k£15.2k
Net assets£12.7k£10.0k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-05
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  9. 2021-02-05
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  10. 2020-12-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2020-12-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-12-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2020-07-15
    ➖
    ZAHID, Raheela resigned
    director
  18. 2019-11-15
    ➕
    RIZVI, Usman Ali appointed
    director
  19. 2019-08-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2020 PHONES LTD
  20. 2019-08-05
    ➕
    ZAHID, Raheela appointed
    director
  21. 2019-08-05
    📄
    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 Usman Ali Rizvi
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest15/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Raheela Zahidceased 15/07/2020· 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
Incorporated2019-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47421 — SIC 47421

Registered office

901 Chester Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B24 0HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RIZVI, Usman Ali→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-11-15
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Active
ZAHID, Raheela→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-08-05 · resigned 2020-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-02-05
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2021-02-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-12-02