AZHAR MAHMOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04556010 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-08
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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  2. 2024-09-23
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  3. 2023-10-11
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  4. 2023-09-26
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  5. 2023-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-01
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    SAGAR, Azhar Mahmood appointed
    director
  7. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-11-20
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  10. 2019-09-30
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  11. 2018-09-25
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  12. 2017-09-19
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  13. 2017-03-28
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  14. 2016-09-29
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  15. 2015-10-12
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  16. 2015-09-29
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  17. 2013-10-09
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    SAGAR, Azhar Mahmood resigned
    director
  18. 2002-10-10
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    QURESHI, Ebba Tariq appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-10-10
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    QURESHI, Ebba Tariq appointed
    director
  20. 2002-10-10
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    SAGAR, Azhar Mahmood appointed
    director
  21. 2002-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AZHAR MAHMOOD LIMITED
  22. 2002-10-08
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-10-08
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-10-08
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-10-08
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ebba Tariq Qureshi
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/10/2016
Mr Azhar Mahmood Sagar
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/10/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

12 London Road
Morden
SM4 5BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

QURESHI, Ebba Tariq→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-10
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Active
QURESHI, Ebba Tariq→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-10-10
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Active
SAGAR, Azhar Mahmood→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-04-01
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Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-08
Resigned
SAGAR, Azhar Mahmood→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-10-10 · resigned 2013-10-09
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
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accounts · AA
2025-09-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
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accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
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officers · AP01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-13