7 DAYS DRIVING SCHOOL LTD

💤Zombieactive
09790469 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-23
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£20.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,268

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£20.3k£20.3k
Current assets£3.9k£3.9k
Net assets£20.3k£20.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2017-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-07-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2017-02-01
    ➕
    ALI, Ahmed Hassan appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-01
    ➖
    ALI, Ibrahim Hassan resigned
    director
  19. 2015-09-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 7 DAYS DRIVING SCHOOL LTD
  20. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    ALI, Ibrahim Hassan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Ahmed Hassan Ali
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/09/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

5 Brentwick Gardens
Brentford
TW8 9QL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALI, Ahmed Hassan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-02-01
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Active
ALI, Ibrahim Hassan→
director · ~31y · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2017-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-13