A. M. TOURS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06300863 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-03
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £11,985
Cash YoY
+82%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↑ 82% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 896% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £45.1k | £39.8k |
| Current assets | £47.9k | £40.8k |
| Cash | £15.8k | £8.7k |
| Debtors | £32.1k | £32.1k |
| Net assets | £12.0k | £1.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-01➖MOLVI, Farzanabanu resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A. M. TOURS LIMITED
- 2007-07-03➕MOLVI, Mohmed Shafi Gulam Ahmed appointeddirector
- 2007-07-03➕MOLVI, Farzanabanu appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 candidateStrong 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 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohmed Shafi Gulam Ahmed Molvi Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Farzanabanu Molviceased 01/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
61 Blackburn Street
Blackburn
BB1 7NG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MOLVI, Mohmed Shafi Gulam Ahmed→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-07-03
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MOLVI, Farzanabanu→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-03 · resigned 2025-03-01
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-03