08886843 LIMITED

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08886843 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-11
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
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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
43 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees1000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-26
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  10. 2022-04-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2021-08-24
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  12. 2021-06-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-05-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2017-11-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2017-11-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2014-11-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2014-06-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2014-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 08886843 LIMITED
  23. 2014-02-11
    ALI, Anwar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Anwar Ali
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares01/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

6th Floor Amp House
Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2LX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALI, Anwar
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-11
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/11/201413/11/2017
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge18/06/201413/11/2017

Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2022-04-26