2739 TRADE AND FINANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive

13506497 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-12

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41201Construction of commercial buildings

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 dissolution
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-07-09
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-18
➕
FARAEI, Shabnam appointed
director
2024-09-18
➖
NTONTA, Christo resigned
secretary
2024-09-18
➖
NTONTA, Christo resigned
director
2024-09-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-09
➕
FARAEI, Shabnam appointed
secretary
2024-09-09
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FARAEI, Shabnam resigned
director
2024-09-09
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-22
➕
NTONTA, Christo appointed
director
2024-04-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-11
➕
NTONTA, Christo appointed
secretary
2024-02-11
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-14
➖
BASHASHDOUST, Aryan resigned
director
2023-12-14
➕
FARAEI, Shabnam appointed
director
2023-12-14
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-11
➖
TEH, Sebastian Jia-Rong resigned
director
2021-07-12
🏢
Company incorporated
As 2739 TRADE AND FINANCE LTD
2021-07-12
➕
BASHASHDOUST, Aryan appointed
director
2021-07-12
➕
TEH, Sebastian Jia-Rong 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Shabnam Faraei Individual · Iranian · DOB 04/1989 · age 37	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	08/03/2025

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Shabnam Faraeiceased 08/03/2025· 75-100% shares
Mr Christo Ntontaceased 18/09/2024· 75-100% shares
Mrs Shabnam Faraeiceased 28/02/2024· 75-100% shares
Mr Aryan Bashashdoustceased 14/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Sebastian Jia-Rong Tehceased 11/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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A D PROPERTIES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED→ 10268347 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
A. D. PREMIER PLUMBING & HEATING LTD→ 07305233 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
A.A.C. (SOUTHERN) LTD→ 04127082 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
ACLIPSE ELECTRICAL GROUP LTD→ 13642167 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ACORN COUNTRYSIDE SERVICES LTD→ 11854165 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ACOUSTIC SOLUTIONS LTD→ 09499572 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
ACRE BUILD LIMITED→ 15136041 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ACS BUILDING SERVICES LTD→ 06562203 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
ACS CONTROLLED DEMOLITION LTD→ 07818482 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
ACS ELECTRICAL (SHOREHAM) LIMITED→ 04583976 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
ACT ADR LIMITED→ 12669191 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-07-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

74a New Church Road

Hove

BN3 4FN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-12

Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FARAEI, Shabnam→

secretary · appointed 2024-09-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FARAEI, Shabnam→

director · ~37y · appointed 2024-09-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NTONTA, Christo→

secretary · appointed 2024-02-11 · resigned 2024-09-18

Resigned

BASHASHDOUST, Aryan→

director · ~30y · appointed 2021-07-12 · resigned 2023-12-14

Resigned

FARAEI, Shabnam→

director · ~37y · appointed 2023-12-14 · resigned 2024-09-09

Resigned

NTONTA, Christo→

director · ~37y · appointed 2024-04-22 · resigned 2024-09-18

Resigned

TEH, Sebastian Jia-Rong→

director · ~31y · appointed 2021-07-12 · resigned 2022-05-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-07-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-04-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-04-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-08

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-03-08

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-03-08

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-03-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-09-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-18

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-09-18

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-09-18

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-09-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-09