AA LONDON COLLEGE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12268973 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-17
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£32.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: First-degree level higher education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85422Post-graduate level higher education
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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 (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
74
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 £31,986

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£32k
↑ 217% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↑ 174% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£31k£47k£63k£79kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£47.9k£36.9k
Current assets£78.5k£28.6k
Net assets£32.0k£10.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2026-01-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2023-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-07
    ➖
    SAAD, Uzair Ahmad resigned
    director
  11. 2023-06-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-06-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-06-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-12-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-08-22
    ➕
    AHMAD, Zubair appointed
    director
  17. 2021-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-08-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-02-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2020-01-16
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-01-15
    ➖
    AHMAD, Zubair resigned
    secretary
  22. 2020-01-15
    ➖
    AHMAD, Zubair resigned
    director
  23. 2020-01-15
    ➕
    SAAD, Uzair Ahmad appointed
    director
  24. 2019-10-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA LONDON COLLEGE LTD
  25. 2019-10-17
    ➕
    AHMAD, Zubair appointed
    secretary
  26. 2019-10-17
    ➕
    AHMAD, Zubair 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

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-14: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Zubair Ahmad
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Uzair Ahmad Saadceased 07/06/2023· significant influence
  • Mr Zubair Ahmadceased 16/01/2020· 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
Incorporated2019-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education

Registered office

Ground Floor, The Horizon Building
51-69 Ilford Hill
Ilford
Greater London
IG1 2DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

AHMAD, Zubair→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMAD, Zubair→
secretary · appointed 2019-10-17 · resigned 2020-01-15
Resigned
AHMAD, Zubair→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-10-17 · resigned 2020-01-15
Resigned
SAAD, Uzair Ahmad→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-01-15 · resigned 2023-06-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-07