A1HIPS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06490345 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-31
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-11-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-14➖SOMAL, Gurdev Singh resigneddirector
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-06-01➕SOMAL, Gurdeep Singh appointeddirector
- 2023-06-01➕SOMAL, Sharandeep Kaur appointeddirector
- 2023-06-01➕SOMAL, Sukjinder Kaur appointeddirector
- 2023-06-01➕SOMAL, Gurdev Singh appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-05-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-03-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2011-03-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-02-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2008-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs A1HIPS LIMITED
- 2008-01-31➕SOMAL, Sackie appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-31➕SOMAL, Jaspal Singh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sukjinder Kaur Somal Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jaspal Singh Somalceased 01/02/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1STOP BUILDING MATERIALS LTD→ 16643932 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 24TRANS LTD→ 11886090 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 3D TRADE LTD→ 12054466 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3FOLD TRADING LTD→ 16238661 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| AA COM LIMITED→ 06150711 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
6th Floor Amp House
Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2LX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
Active
SOMAL, Gurdeep Singh→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-06-01
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SOMAL, Jaspal Singh→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-01-31
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SOMAL, Sharandeep Kaur→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-06-01
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SOMAL, Sukjinder Kaur→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-06-01
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SOMAL, Gurdev Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2024-05-14
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 30/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 30/05/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 08/03/2011 | 10/08/2023 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/02/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-18