120B ACTON LANE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09299684 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-06
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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  3. 2023-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-31
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    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2018-01-30
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    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2017-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-03
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-29
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-01-22
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-01-18
    ISMAIL, Rosina Gulamhusein appointed
    director
  17. 2016-01-18
    ISMAIL, Abbasali Gulamhusein, Dr resigned
    director
  18. 2016-01-18
    ISMAIL, Pyarali Gulamhusein resigned
    director
  19. 2016-01-18
    ISMAIL, Sadrudin Gulamhusein resigned
    director
  20. 2014-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 120B ACTON LANE LIMITED
  21. 2014-11-06
    ISMAIL, Abbasali Gulamhusein, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-06
    ISMAIL, Pyarali Gulamhusein appointed
    director
  23. 2014-11-06
    ISMAIL, Sadrudin Gulamhusein appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

120b New Acton Lane Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
120b New Acton Lane Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
120B ACTON LANE LIMITED
This company · 09299684

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
120b New Acton Lane Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

39 Bath Road
London
W4 1LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ISMAIL, Rosina Gulamhusein
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ISMAIL, Abbasali Gulamhusein, Dr
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2016-01-18
Resigned
ISMAIL, Pyarali Gulamhusein
director · ~88y · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2016-01-18
Resigned
ISMAIL, Sadrudin Gulamhusein
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2016-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-06