AMARA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05024893 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-23
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
£333.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £333,101

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£333k
Current Assets
£222k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£146.9k
Current assets£222.2k
Net assets£333.1k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-31
    ➖
    SOMJI, Yasmin resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-08-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-08-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2016-03-17
    ➕
    SOMJI, Yasmin appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-03-17
    ➖
    SOMJI, Yasmin resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-10-19
    ➕
    SOMJI, Imtiaz Mohamed Baker appointed
    director
  20. 2007-10-19
    ➖
    ASARIA, Amir resigned
    director
  21. 2004-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMARA LIMITED
  22. 2004-01-23
    ➕
    SOMJI, Yasmin appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-01-23
    ➕
    ASARIA, Amir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Imtiaz Mohamed Baker Somji
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/01/2017

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
Incorporated2004-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Suite 303 Peel House London Road
Morden
SM4 5BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SOMJI, Imtiaz Mohamed Baker→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOMJI, Yasmin→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-17 · resigned 2021-08-31
Resigned
SOMJI, Yasmin→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-23 · resigned 2016-03-17
Resigned
ASARIA, Amir→
director · ~85y · appointed 2004-01-23 · resigned 2007-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-31