A & R IMPORTS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04890874 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-08
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
102 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 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-282024-06-30
Average employees—100

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
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-03-13
    ➕
    TOWN, Stuart appointed
    director
  8. 2026-03-13
    ➖
    HAQ, Sameena Zillay Hummaa resigned
    director
  9. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-22
    ➕
    HAQ, Sameena Zillay Hummaa appointed
    director
  15. 2021-06-22
    ➖
    HAQ, Sameena Zillay Hummaa resigned
    director
  16. 2021-06-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-06-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-06-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-06-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-02-22
    ➕
    HAQ, Sameena Zillay Hummaa appointed
    director
  22. 2021-02-22
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    HUMMAA HAQ, Sameena Zillay resigned
    director
  23. 2021-02-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-02-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  25. 2021-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2021-02-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  27. 2020-09-23
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    HUMMAA HAQ, Sameena Zillay appointed
    director
  28. 2020-09-23
    ➖
    MCGUINNESS, Andrew resigned
    director
  29. 2020-03-01
    ➖
    HARTLEY, Shaun resigned
    director
  30. 2020-03-01
    ➕
    MCGUINNESS, Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 2019-02-25
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Shaun appointed
    director
  32. 2019-02-25
    ➖
    MCGUINNESS, Andrew resigned
    director
  33. 2014-08-31
    ➖
    MCGUINNESS, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  34. 2012-05-24
    ➖
    HILTON, David resigned
    director
  35. 2009-02-25
    ➕
    HILTON, David appointed
    director
  36. 2009-02-25
    ➖
    MCGUINNESS, Ann Jane Francis resigned
    director
  37. 2004-01-01
    ➖
    BATE, Roy resigned
    director
  38. 2004-01-01
    ➕
    MCGUINNESS, Ann Jane Francis appointed
    director
  39. 2003-09-15
    ➕
    MCGUINNESS, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  40. 2003-09-15
    ➕
    BATE, Roy appointed
    director
  41. 2003-09-15
    ➕
    MCGUINNESS, Andrew appointed
    director
  42. 2003-09-10
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2003-09-10
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 2003-09-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & R IMPORTS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED
  45. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Town
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/03/2026
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Sameena Zillay Hummaa Haqceased 13/03/2026· 75-100% shares
  • Miss Sameena Zillay Hummaa Haqceased 22/06/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Miss Sameena Zillay Hummaa Haqceased 22/02/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Andrew Mcguinnessceased 23/09/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Shaun Hartleyceased 01/03/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Andrew Mcguinessceased 25/02/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

Office 3, Central Buildings The Bull Ring
C/O Twyford Alliance
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 1HB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last made up to: 2025-06-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

TOWN, Stuart→
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGUINNESS, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2003-09-10
Resigned
BATE, Roy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2004-01-01
Resigned
HAQ, Sameena Zillay Hummaa→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-06-22 · resigned 2026-03-13
Resigned
HAQ, Sameena Zillay Hummaa→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-02-22 · resigned 2021-06-22
Resigned
HARTLEY, Shaun→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-02-25 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned
HILTON, David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2012-05-24
Resigned
HUMMAA HAQ, Sameena Zillay→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-09-23 · resigned 2021-02-22
Resigned
MCGUINNESS, Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-03-01 · resigned 2020-09-23
Resigned
MCGUINNESS, Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2019-02-25
Resigned
MCGUINNESS, Ann Jane Francis→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2009-02-25
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2003-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-12