AIM APPAREL (MCR) LTD

💤Zombieactive
04377536 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-20
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
64 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees400400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2019-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-06-12
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    PATEL, Jawaid Ghulam Ahmed resigned
    director
  14. 2017-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2014-12-01
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    PATEL, Ahsan Ahmed appointed
    director
  17. 2014-11-30
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    SHAKOOR, Amin resigned
    director
  18. 2014-11-30
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    SHAKOOR, Iqbal resigned
    director
  19. 2002-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AIM APPAREL (MCR) LTD
  20. 2002-02-20
    ➕
    PATEL, Jawaid Ghulam Ahmed appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-02-20
    ➕
    PATEL, Jawaid Ghulam Ahmed appointed
    director
  22. 2002-02-20
    ➕
    SHAKOOR, Amin appointed
    director
  23. 2002-02-20
    ➕
    SHAKOOR, Iqbal 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

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 24 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ahsan Ahmed Patel
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

Unit 1 Hytech Industrial Park
Peel Lane
Manchester
M8 8RJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

PATEL, Jawaid Ghulam Ahmed→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-20
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Active
PATEL, Ahsan Ahmed→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-12-01
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Active
PATEL, Jawaid Ghulam Ahmed→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-02-20 · resigned 2017-06-12
Resigned
SHAKOOR, Amin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-02-20 · resigned 2014-11-30
Resigned
SHAKOOR, Iqbal→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-02-20 · resigned 2014-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-09