ARABIAN GULF CONSULTING INFORMATION BUREAU

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FC013420 · oversea-company · incorporated 1986-04-17
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
74/100
Strong
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Investor take
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Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (42/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 0 with DOB)
70
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2013-03-21
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  2. 1990-10-17
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    legacy
    address · BUSADD
  3. 1987-01-01
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    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  4. 1986-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ARABIAN GULF CONSULTING INFORMATION BUREAU
  5. 1986-04-17
    BANNISTER, Donald Srthur appointed
    secretary
  6. 1986-04-17
    HUSSAIN, Fatheya Moh'D appointed
    secretary
  7. 1986-04-17
    ALMAHDI, Jaffar Moh'D Ali, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 40 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 40 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1986-04-17
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC

Registered office

Mr & Mrs J.B. Greenacre
21 Cambridge Crescent
High Wycombe
HP13 7NE

Filing status

Accounts
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Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BANNISTER, Donald Srthur
secretary · appointed 1986-04-17
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HUSSAIN, Fatheya Moh'D
secretary · appointed 1986-04-17
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Active
ALMAHDI, Jaffar Moh'D Ali, Dr
director · appointed 1986-04-17
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Recent filings (3 total)

miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2013-03-21
legacy
address · BUSADD
1990-10-17
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01