A M UNIVERSAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05822348 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-19
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£65.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (76/100)

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,260
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,354 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£83k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£65k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£202k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£46k£91k£137k£183k£229kOct 2024Oct 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£65.3k£81.6k
Current assets£201.7k£228.7k
Cash£83.1k£114.3k
Debtors£111.3k£111.5k
Net assets£65.3k£81.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2018-06-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-06
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-05-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A M UNIVERSAL LIMITED
  17. 2006-05-19
    ➕
    SIDAT, Aslam Abdulsamad appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-05-19
    ➕
    SIDAT, Aslam Abdulsamad appointed
    director
  19. 2006-05-19
    ➕
    SIDAT, Muhammad Abdulsamad appointed
    director
  20. 2006-05-19
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-05-19
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-05-19
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-05-19
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mr Muhammad Abdulsamad Sidat
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Aslam Abdulsamad Sidat
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · LE postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AAT TRADE LIMITED→
15754520 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
AJH ENTERPRISES LTD→
14959715 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
AK WORLD TRADEHUB LTD→
16451991 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ALL VEHICLE CONTRACTS EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED→
11130905 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ALPHA MUSCLE LTD→
15436166 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ALPHA STAR LIMITED→
11751880 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ALPHACOAST LIMITED→
09838900 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
ALPHALEX LIMITED→
01213879 · est 1975 · no financials extracted
————50y——
ALSAWAH FOR TRADE LTD→
16522623 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ALTINOVA SOLUTIONS LTD→
16881812 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ALUMINIUM DIRECT LIMITED→
05378022 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
————21y——
ALXR LIMITED→
11854530 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

15 Sulgrave Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE5 0LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SIDAT, Aslam Abdulsamad→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIDAT, Aslam Abdulsamad→
director · ~43y · appointed 2006-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIDAT, Muhammad Abdulsamad→
director · ~44y · appointed 2006-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-19 · resigned 2006-05-19
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-19 · resigned 2006-05-19
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-21