A3 HIRE CLUB LTD
💤Zombieactive
12404549 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-15
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.6y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1300 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Whitehall Capital 1 LTD
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-19📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2024-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-03-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-01➖MALIK, Aamir Imtiaz, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2021-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-24➕MALIK, Aamir Imtiaz, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2020-08-20➕RAZA, Ali appointeddirector
- 2020-08-20➖RAZA, Ali resigneddirector
- 2020-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs A3 HIRE CLUB LTD
- 2020-01-15➕MALIK, Asad Mahmood appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Asad Mahmood Malik Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Asad Mahmood Malikceased 23/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Consort Hotel 8 Brampton Road
Thurcroft
Rotherham
S66 9JA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MALIK, Asad Mahmood→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MALIK, Aamir Imtiaz, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-12-24 · resigned 2021-12-01
RAZA, Ali→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2020-08-20 · resigned 2020-08-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Whitehall Capital 1 Whitehall Capital 1 LTD | A registered charge | — | 18/10/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-23
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2024-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-15