AFRA LOGISTICS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14114389 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-18
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51210
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRA LOGISTICS LTD
  8. 2022-05-18
    ASHIKUZZAMAN, Md appointed
    director
  9. 2022-05-18
    📄
    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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Md Ashikuzzaman
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC51210 — SIC 51210

Registered office

141 Percival Road Enfield
Enfield
EN1 1QT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ASHIKUZZAMAN, Md
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-05-18
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Recent filings (10 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-18