AIS EXPRESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12801331 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-10
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
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-10
    KHAN, Ewelina Gabriela resigned
    director
  8. 2022-05-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-04-27
    KHAN, Asfar Ahmad appointed
    director
  14. 2021-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2021-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-01-01
    KHAN, Asfar Ahmad resigned
    director
  19. 2021-01-01
    KHAN, Ewelina Gabriela appointed
    director
  20. 2020-08-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIS EXPRESS LIMITED
  21. 2020-08-10
    KHAN, Asfar Ahmad appointed
    director
  22. 2020-08-10
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    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 Asfar Ahmad Khan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/05/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ewelina Gabriela Khanceased 10/05/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Asfar Ahmad Khanceased 01/01/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2020-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

22 Osmans Close
Bracknell
RG42 7PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Asfar Ahmad
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-04-27
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Active
KHAN, Asfar Ahmad
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-08-10 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
KHAN, Ewelina Gabriela
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2022-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16