AMSUA (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02957511 · ltd · incorporated 1994-08-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
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.

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
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2025-12-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-01
    HUSSAIN, Zulfiqar appointed
    secretary
  7. 2025-02-28
    WELBURN, Peter Robert resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2018-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2013-09-07
    JABEEN, Rahat, Mrs. appointed
    director
  22. 2004-05-20
    HUSSAIN, Zulfiqar resigned
    secretary
  23. 1998-10-30
    HUSSAIN, Zulfiqar appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-06-27
    WELBURN, Peter Robert appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-06-06
    RAJAH, Hoosain Goolam Mohyedeen resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-12-03
    RAJAH, Hoosain Goolam Mohyedeen appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-12-03
    ROY-CHOWDHURY, Ramendra Mohan resigned
    secretary
  28. 1995-04-07
    HANIF, Mohammad resigned
    secretary
  29. 1995-04-07
    ROY-CHOWDHURY, Ramendra Mohan appointed
    secretary
  30. 1994-09-20
    BHURTUN, Mohamud Zafrullah appointed
    director
  31. 1994-09-20
    TALIB, Lutfi Bin Salim Bin resigned
    director
  32. 1994-08-23
    HANIF, Mohammad, Mr. appointed
    director
  33. 1994-08-23
    HANIF, Mohammad appointed
    secretary
  34. 1994-08-23
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1994-08-23
    TALIB, Lutfi Bin Salim Bin appointed
    director
  36. 1994-08-23
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1994-08-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMSUA (UK) LIMITED
  38. 1994-08-10
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1994-08-10
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammad Hanif
Individual · British · DOB 06/1943 · age 83
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Mohamud Zafrullah Bhurtun
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

Bradwell And Partners
314 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 2UB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Zulfiqar
secretary · appointed 2025-03-01
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Active
BHURTUN, Mohamud Zafrullah
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-09-20
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Active
HANIF, Mohammad, Mr.
director · ~83y · appointed 1994-08-23
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Active
JABEEN, Rahat, Mrs.
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANIF, Mohammad
secretary · appointed 1994-08-23 · resigned 1995-04-07
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Zulfiqar
secretary · appointed 1998-10-30 · resigned 2004-05-20
Resigned
RAJAH, Hoosain Goolam Mohyedeen
secretary · appointed 1996-12-03 · resigned 1997-06-06
Resigned
ROY-CHOWDHURY, Ramendra Mohan
secretary · appointed 1995-04-07 · resigned 1996-12-03
Resigned
WELBURN, Peter Robert
secretary · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-08-10 · resigned 1994-08-23
Resigned
TALIB, Lutfi Bin Salim Bin
director · ~72y · appointed 1994-08-23 · resigned 1994-09-20
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-08-10 · resigned 1994-08-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (122 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29