AMIR RESTAURANTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03447106 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-09
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£255.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £255,758
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,412 YoY
Cash YoY
+39%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£77k
↑ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£256k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£201k
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £259.7k | £266.0k |
| Current assets | £200.8k | £186.3k |
| Cash | £76.8k | £55.2k |
| Debtors | £124.0k | £131.1k |
| Net assets | £255.8k | £265.2k |
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.
See pricing →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 (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01➕HUSSAIN, Kamran Akthar appointeddirector
- 2022-05-15➖HUSSAIN, Akhtar resigneddirector
- 2022-02-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-02-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2009-07-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1997-10-10➕ANUPCHANDRA, Lal Kirshna appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-10➖ST JAMES'S SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-10-10➕HUSSAIN, Akhtar appointeddirector
- 1997-10-10➖ST JAMES'S DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AMIR RESTAURANTS LIMITED
- 1997-10-09➕ST JAMES'S SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-10-09➕ST JAMES'S DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kamran Akthar Hussain Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 02/08/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Akhtar Hussainceased 15/05/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
63 London Street
Reading
RG1 4PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ANUPCHANDRA, Lal Kirshna→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUSSAIN, Kamran Akthar→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ST JAMES'S SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-09 · resigned 1997-10-10
HUSSAIN, Akhtar→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 2022-05-15
ST JAMES'S DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-09 · resigned 1997-10-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/02/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/07/2009 | 07/08/2014 |
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Recent filings (80 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25