AASK WATFORD LTD

💤Zombieactive
14607669 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-20
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
12
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-12-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-12-22
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  5. 2025-12-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-12-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-12-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-12-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2025-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-12-12
    DIENER, Andries Johannes appointed
    director
  13. 2025-12-12
    KHAKHRIA, Dip Suryakant resigned
    director
  14. 2025-12-12
    KHAKHRIA, Neil Suryakant resigned
    director
  15. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AASK WATFORD LTD
  18. 2023-01-20
    KHAKHRIA, Dip Suryakant appointed
    director
  19. 2023-01-20
    KHAKHRIA, Neil Suryakant appointed
    director
  20. 2023-01-20
    📄
    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: KHAKHRIA, Dip Suryakant resigned 2025-12-12; KHAKHRIA, Neil Suryakant resigned 2025-12-12

Group structure

Training Journeys Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Training Journeys Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AASK WATFORD LTD
This company · 14607669

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Training Journeys Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/12/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Neil Suryakant Khakhriaceased 12/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Dip Suryakant Khakhriaceased 12/12/2025· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

45 Silver Street
Nicon House (2nd Floor)
Enfield
EN1 3EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DIENER, Andries Johannes
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-12-12
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Active
KHAKHRIA, Dip Suryakant
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-01-20 · resigned 2025-12-12
Resigned
KHAKHRIA, Neil Suryakant
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-01-20 · resigned 2025-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-08