AMSSAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
07197392 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-22
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
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Average employees300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-01-22
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  3. 2025-01-02
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  4. 2024-06-27
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  5. 2024-05-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-05-30
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    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-01-08
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  8. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2021-11-11
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  10. 2020-12-17
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  11. 2020-04-01
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  12. 2019-10-15
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  13. 2019-06-28
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  14. 2018-11-06
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  15. 2017-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-07-31
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    SIDDIQ, Sabrina Noreen appointed
    director
  17. 2010-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AMSSAL LTD
  18. 2010-03-22
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    SIDDIQ, Mohammed Amer appointed
    director
  19. 2010-03-22
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    CARTER, John appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-22
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    CARTER, John resigned
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Mohammed Amer Siddiq
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sabrina Noreen Siddiq
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

3 Sanderson Close
Great Sankey
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 3LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SIDDIQ, Mohammed Amer→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-03-22
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Active
SIDDIQ, Sabrina Noreen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-07-31
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Active
CARTER, John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-03-22 · resigned 2010-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-11