AZS GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13152489 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£37.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 39000SIC 39000
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £37,596
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,705 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£38k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£129k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £144.8k | £95.2k |
| Current assets | £129.2k | £101.8k |
| Net assets | £37.6k | £59.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-05-11➖PATEL, Ibrahim Sajid resignedsecretary
- 2021-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AZS GROUP LIMITED
- 2021-01-22➕PATEL, Sarfraz Abdulkader appointedsecretary
- 2021-01-22➕PATEL, Abdulkader Ibrahim appointeddirector
- 2021-01-22➕PATEL, Zubeda Abdulkader appointeddirector
- 2021-01-22➕PATEL, Ibrahim Sajid appointedsecretary
- 2021-01-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Abdulkader Ibrahim Patel Individual · Indian,British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/01/2021 |
Mrs Zubeda Abdulkader Patel Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210
Registered office
249 St. Pauls Road
Preston
PR1 6NS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
PATEL, Sarfraz Abdulkader→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Abdulkader Ibrahim→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2021-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Zubeda Abdulkader→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2021-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Ibrahim Sajid→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-01-22 · resigned 2021-05-11
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-22