ALFAI LTD

💤Zombieactive
14676730 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-20
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£10
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 4 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
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
12 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£2£4£6£8£10Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£10£10
Net assets£10£10

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
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-04-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALFAI LTD
  10. 2023-02-20
    AL-RABEEAH, Ali Hasan Abed, Director appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-20
    📄
    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 ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-09: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Director Ali Hasan Abed Al-Rabeeah
Individual · Iraqi · DOB 06/1997 · age 29
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park
Wareham Road
Poole
Dorset
BH16 6FA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AL-RABEEAH, Ali Hasan Abed, Director
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-02-20
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Recent filings (12 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-20