MS ASSOCIATES (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
07620286 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-76
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £76
Net assets shrinking
Down £160 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£76
↓ 190% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£76£160£395£631£866£1kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-76£84
Current assets£1.1k£959
Net assets£-76£84

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-05-08
    ➕
    SHAHID, Muhammad appointed
    director
  4. 2025-05-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-04-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-04-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    SHAHID, Muhammad resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2022-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-05-01
    ➕
    SHAHID, Muhammad appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    SHAHID, Sumera appointed
    director
  21. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    SHAHID, Muhammad resigned
    director
  22. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    SHAHID, Sumera resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MS ASSOCIATES (UK) LTD
  24. 2011-05-03
    ➕
    SHAHID, Sumera appointed
    secretary
  25. 2011-05-03
    ➕
    SHAHID, Muhammad appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sumera Shahid
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control25/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Muhammad Shahidceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

1 Wensleydale Road
Birmingham
B42 1PR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SHAHID, Muhammad→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAHID, Sumera→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAHID, Muhammad→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-01 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
SHAHID, Sumera→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-03 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
SHAHID, Muhammad→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-05-03 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-16