A2 KETTERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
13748518 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-17
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£38.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,699

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£51k
Net Worth
£39k
Current Assets
£112k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-30
Total assets£38.7k
Current assets£112.4k
Cash£50.6k
Debtors£61.8k
Net assets£38.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-09
    ARIFAJ, Fatbardh appointed
    director
  10. 2021-12-09
    ELIA, Bassam resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-09
    SADIK, Menashe resigned
    director
  12. 2021-12-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-12-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-12-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-12-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-12-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  18. 2021-11-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2 KETTERING LTD
  19. 2021-11-17
    ELIA, Bassam appointed
    director
  20. 2021-11-17
    SADIK, Menashe appointed
    director
  21. 2021-11-17
    📄
    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 Fatbardh Arifaj
Individual · Albanian · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest09/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bassam Eliaceased 09/12/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2021-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Devonshire House
Manor Way
Borehamwood
WD6 1QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ARIFAJ, Fatbardh
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-12-09
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Active
ELIA, Bassam
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-11-17 · resigned 2021-12-09
Resigned
SADIK, Menashe
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-11-17 · resigned 2021-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-09