AMU PUBS LTD
💤Zombieactive
08202822 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced clubs
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-04-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-31➕SURENKUMAR, Sivasubramaniam appointeddirector
- 2025-05-31➖MURUGATHASAN, Rasanayagam resigneddirector
- 2025-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-17📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-04-15➕MURUGATHASAN, Rasanayagam appointeddirector
- 2025-04-15➖SURENKUMAR, Sivasubramaniam resigneddirector
- 2025-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-03🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2024-06-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25➖SURENKUMAR, Logini resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-12-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Cyprus UK Limited
- 2016-12-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Cyprus UK Limited
- 2013-01-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2012-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2012-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AMU PUBS LTD
- 2012-09-05➕SURENKUMAR, Logini appointedsecretary
- 2012-09-05➕SURENKUMAR, Sivasubramaniam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sivasubramaniam Surenkumar Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| AMMA-MA FOODS LIMITED→ 16299231 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56301 — Licenced clubs
Registered office
55 Broadstrood
Loughton
IG10 2SB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
SURENKUMAR, Sivasubramaniam→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SURENKUMAR, Logini→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2022-11-25
MURUGATHASAN, Rasanayagam→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2025-04-15 · resigned 2025-05-31
SURENKUMAR, Sivasubramaniam→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2025-04-15
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/06/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Bank of Cyprus UK Bank of Cyprus UK Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/12/2016 | 01/05/2026 | |
| satisfied | Bank of Cyprus UK Bank of Cyprus UK Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2016 | 01/05/2026 | |
| satisfied | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/01/2013 | 22/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | Corporate legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/12/2012 | 01/05/2026 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-17
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-04