AUCLAIR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13899487 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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 (76/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-11
    MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Aburabu Saleh resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-02-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-02-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2026-02-11
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2026-02-07
    MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Abdurabu Saleh appointed
    director
  8. 2026-02-07
    MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Aburabu Saleh appointed
    secretary
  9. 2026-02-05
    FELDMAN, Marc Anthony resigned
    director
  10. 2026-02-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2026-02-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2025-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-05-27
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2024-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-07-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2023-07-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2023-05-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2022-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUCLAIR LIMITED
  21. 2022-02-08
    FELDMAN, Marc Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2022-02-08
    📄
    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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Aburabu Saleh resigned 2026-02-11; FELDMAN, Marc Anthony resigned 2026-02-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Esmail Abdurabu Saleh Mohammed Ba Dukhin
Individual · Yemeni · DOB 01/1997 · age 29
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest · firm interest11/02/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Marc Anthony Feldmanceased 05/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

9 Princes Square
Harrogate
HG1 1ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Abdurabu Saleh
director · ~29y · appointed 2026-02-07
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Active
MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Aburabu Saleh
secretary · appointed 2026-02-07 · resigned 2026-02-11
Resigned
FELDMAN, Marc Anthony
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-02-08 · resigned 2026-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-06