INVESTMENT BOOM LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI645945 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-22
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 8.7y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
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
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£37k£73k£110k£147k£183kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets—£699.5k
Current assets—£28.1k
Net assets—£183.2k
Average employees100—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-01-12
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Quantum Mortgages Limited
  3. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-22
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    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2021-01-21
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
  12. 2020-03-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2020-03-10
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Charter Court Financial Services LTD
  14. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2020-02-06
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
  17. 2019-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-02-11
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
  20. 2018-08-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2018-08-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  22. 2018-08-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  23. 2018-07-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  24. 2018-07-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2018-06-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  26. 2017-09-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
  27. 2017-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As INVESTMENT BOOM LTD
  28. 2017-05-22
    ➕
    MALIK, Mohsin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
9 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mohsin Malik
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/05/2017
Anila Malik
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-22
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

10 Franklyn Park
Lurgan
Co. Armagh
BT66 7AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MALIK, Mohsin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-05-22
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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
9
Outstanding
6
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Quantum Mortgages
Quantum Mortgages Limited
A registered charge1 property12/01/2026—
outstanding
Onesavings Bank
Onesavings Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/01/2021—
outstanding
Precise Mortgages
Charter Court Financial Services LTD
A registered charge1 property10/03/2020—
outstanding
Paratus Amc
Paratus Amc Limited
A registered charge1 property06/02/2020—
outstanding
LendInvest
Lendinvest Btl Limited
A registered charge1 property11/02/2019—
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property20/08/2018—
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property30/07/2018—
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property29/06/2018—
outstanding
Precise Mortgages
Charter Court Financial Services Limited
A registered charge1 property06/09/2017—
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Recent filings (27 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17