AROUND THE WORLD LOGISTICS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12151092 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-12
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
£-172.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52103SIC 52103
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £172,733
Net assets shrinking
Down £304,828 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
Net Worth
-£173k
↓ 231% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 87% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£173k-£112k-£51k£10k£71k£132kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-172.7k£209.1k
Current assets£20.6k£11.0k
Cash£6.4k—
Debtors£14.2k—
Net assets£-172.7k£132.1k

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-05-31
    ➖
    FAROOQ, Majid resigned
    director
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-10-07
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    FAROOQ, Majid appointed
    director
  9. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-04
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    FAROOQ, Majid resigned
    director
  12. 2021-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-06-21
    ➕
    FAROOQ, Majid appointed
    director
  16. 2021-03-08
    ➖
    ZURUB, Hosney resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-03-08
    ➖
    ZURUB, Hosney, Dr resigned
    director
  18. 2021-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-03-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2021-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-03-01
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    GHEORGHE, Petre resigned
    director
  22. 2021-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-02-01
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    GHEORGHE, Petre appointed
    director
  24. 2020-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2020-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2020-09-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  27. 2020-09-08
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    HAMU, Mohamed Salah Fuad Abdelraheem appointed
    director
  28. 2020-08-19
    ➖
    GHEORGHE, Petre resigned
    director
  29. 2020-08-19
    ➕
    ZURUB, Hosney, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2020-08-08
    ➕
    HAMU, Mohamed Salah Fuad Abdelraheem appointed
    director
  31. 2020-08-08
    ➖
    HAMU, Mohamed Salah Fuad Abdelraheem resigned
    director
  32. 2020-03-26
    ➕
    ZURUB, Hosney appointed
    secretary
  33. 2020-03-26
    ➕
    GHEORGHE, Petre appointed
    director
  34. 2020-03-26
    ➖
    ZURUB, Hosney, Dr resigned
    director
  35. 2019-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AROUND THE WORLD LOGISTICS LTD
  36. 2019-08-12
    ➕
    ZURUB, Hosney, Dr 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 Mohamed Salah Fuad Abdelraheem Hamu
Individual · Palestinian · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Hosney Zurubceased 08/09/2020· 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
Incorporated2019-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

382 Kingsway
Manchester
M19 1PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

HAMU, Mohamed Salah Fuad Abdelraheem→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZURUB, Hosney→
secretary · appointed 2020-03-26 · resigned 2021-03-08
Resigned
FAROOQ, Majid→
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-10-07 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned
FAROOQ, Majid→
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-06-21 · resigned 2021-10-04
Resigned
GHEORGHE, Petre→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-02-01 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned
GHEORGHE, Petre→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-03-26 · resigned 2020-08-19
Resigned
HAMU, Mohamed Salah Fuad Abdelraheem→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-08-08 · resigned 2020-08-08
Resigned
ZURUB, Hosney, Dr→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-08-19 · resigned 2021-03-08
Resigned
ZURUB, Hosney, Dr→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-08-12 · resigned 2020-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30