AMMANFORD SELF STORAGE LIMITED

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07365733 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-03
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£330.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 0.4y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £330,089
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£174k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£330k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£273k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£66k£132k£198k£264k£330kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£330.1k£295.2k
Current assets£272.9k£235.3k
Cash£174.3k£206.7k
Debtors£98.6k£28.6k
Net assets£330.1k£295.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-12
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-02-12
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    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2026-02-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
  5. 2026-02-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
  6. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-19
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  9. 2023-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-25
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  14. 2018-04-23
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-22
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-03-09
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-08-02
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    CUTTING, Jacqueline Carol resigned
    director
  18. 2012-06-01
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    AITKEN, Stephen Russell appointed
    director
  19. 2010-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AMMANFORD SELF STORAGE LIMITED
  20. 2010-09-03
    ➕
    CUTTING, Jacqueline Carol appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. 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 14 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Russell Aitken
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Station Road
Llanelli
Carms
SA15 1AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AITKEN, Stephen Russell→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-06-01
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Active
CUTTING, Jacqueline Carol→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-09-03 · resigned 2013-08-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Dbw Investments (3)
Dbw Investments (3) Limited
A registered charge2 properties11/02/2026—
outstanding
Dbw Investments (3)
Dbw Investments (3) Limited
A registered charge2 properties11/02/2026—
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22