ADIL ABDULLAH LTD
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16176964 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 4 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- · Opportunity score: 61 → 70
- · Bankability: 55 → 65
- · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Opportunity score: 61 → 70
- ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- ↑Bankability: 55 → 65
- ↑Filings: 6 → 8
- ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 94910Activities of religious organisations
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-13➕ABDULLAH, Adil, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2025-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ADIL ABDULLAH LTD
- 2025-01-10➕ABDULLAH, Aqib, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2025-01-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABDULLAH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Adil Abdullah Individual · Pakistani · DOB 12/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/01/2025 |
Mr. Aqib Abdullah Individual · Pakistani · DOB 10/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 15/01/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Aqib Abdullahceased 15/01/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
6294297 124 City Road, London
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ABDULLAH, Adil, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2025-01-13
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ABDULLAH, Aqib, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2025-01-10
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Recent filings (8 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-10