ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENT MERCHANT STOCKISTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01676633 · ltd · incorporated 1982-11-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
29 officers (4 active, 29 linked, 24 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
149 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
£103k
↓ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.5k | £30.2k |
| Current assets | £103.1k | £109.4k |
| Cash | — | £100.9k |
| Debtors | £30.5k | £8.5k |
| Net assets | — | £30.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05➖BARRON, Gerrad resigneddirector
- 2024-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-01➕OVENDEN, James Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-06-01➕BARRON, Gerrad appointeddirector
- 2021-06-01➖OVENDEN, Nigel David resigneddirector
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-31➕MERRY, David Scott Hulbert appointeddirector
- 2020-03-31➖BISHOP, Douglas Maurice resigneddirector
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-09-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-01-01➕EDWARDSON-GILCHRIST, Alison appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-01➖BLAKELEY, John Peter resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-04-05➖BLAKELEY, John Peter resigneddirector
- 2017-12-31➖WINDETT, Reginald Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➕BISHOP, Douglas Maurice appointeddirector
- 2017-04-06➕BLAKELEY, John Peter appointeddirector
- 2015-11-25➖BLAKELEY, John Peter resigneddirector
- 2015-11-25➕OVENDEN, Nigel David appointeddirector
- 2013-11-22➕GOULD, Stephen David appointeddirector
- 2013-11-21➖WEIR, Clive Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2010-11-24➖ALEXANDER, Philip John resignedsecretary
- 2010-11-24➕BLAKELEY, John Peter appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-24➖ALEXANDER, Philip John resigneddirector
- 2010-11-24➕BLAKELEY, John Peter appointeddirector
- 2010-11-24➕WEIR, Clive Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2010-11-24➖WHEAT, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2010-11-24➕WINDETT, Reginald Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-11-13➖RANDALL, Martin William Leonard resigneddirector
- 2002-05-30➕ALEXANDER, Philip John appointedsecretary
- 2002-05-30➖BOLTON, Richard Martyn resignedsecretary
- 2002-05-30➕ALEXANDER, Philip John appointeddirector
- 2002-05-30➖BOLTON, Richard Martyn resigneddirector
- 2000-06-07➖YOUNG, Keith resigneddirector
- 2000-01-31➖BOWLER, Timothy Richard resigneddirector
- 1998-09-24➕YOUNG, Keith appointeddirector
- 1998-07-21➕BOLTON, Richard Martyn appointedsecretary
- 1998-07-21➖BOWLER, Timothy Richard resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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| ALL TECH 45 LIMITED→ 11191465 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AMBER PATH TRADING LTD→ 16184224 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARMSEC UK LIMITED→ 10718174 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ATELIER TIME LIMITED→ 16838476 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATHAM GROUPS LTD→ 12022622 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ATLANTIS FOOD LTD→ 12555176 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ATLANTIS RESOURCES LTD→ 16173115 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ATLAS VALVE INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 15435715 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ATM GLOBAL SYSTEM UK LTD→ 16342854 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 02495432 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760
Registered office
Swordfish House Unit C
River Way
Harlow
Essex
CM20 2DP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10
Officers (4 active · 25 resigned)
EDWARDSON-GILCHRIST, Alison→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOULD, Stephen David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-22
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MERRY, David Scott Hulbert→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OVENDEN, James Michael→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALEXANDER, Philip John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2010-11-24
BLAKELEY, John Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-11-24 · resigned 2019-01-01
BOLTON, Richard Martyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-07-21 · resigned 2002-05-30
BOWLER, Timothy Richard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-07-21
ALEXANDER, John Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1994-06-27
ALEXANDER, Philip John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2010-11-24
BARRON, Gerrad→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-06-01 · resigned 2024-03-05
BISHOP, Douglas Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
BLAKELEY, John Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2017-04-06 · resigned 2018-04-05
BLAKELEY, John Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-11-24 · resigned 2015-11-25
BLAKELEY, John Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1994-06-27 · resigned 1995-07-06
BOLTON, Richard Martyn→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1998-07-21 · resigned 2002-05-30
BOWLER, Timothy Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2000-01-31
CROSSLAND, George Neville→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1993-06-26
CROWTHER, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1994-06-27
DAVIES, Howard Geoffrey Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1993-06-26 · resigned 1998-07-21
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Recent filings (149 total)
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2025-12-11
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2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2021-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2021-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-21