MARTAX LIMITED

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08784639 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-21
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£431
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £431
Net assets shrinking
Down £255 YoY
Cash YoY
+84%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↑ 84% YoY
Net Worth
£431
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£45k£56kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£7.7k£7.9k
Current assets£55.8k£32.0k
Cash£10.9k£5.9k
Debtors£45.0k£26.1k
Net assets£431£686

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    ZAFAR, Tahira resigned
    director
  19. 2017-06-21
    ➕
    RIAZ, Muhammad Asim appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-01
    ➖
    DAR, Salina Amin resigned
    director
  21. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    ZAFAR, Tahira appointed
    director
  22. 2013-11-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARTAX LIMITED
  23. 2013-11-21
    ➕
    DAR, Salina Amin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 Muhammad Asim Riaz
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/11/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Muhammad Asim Riazceased 17/06/2021· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Tahira Zafarceased 20/06/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Unit 113 Kingspark Business Centre
152 - 178 Kingston Road
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 3ST
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RIAZ, Muhammad Asim→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAR, Salina Amin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-11-21 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
ZAFAR, Tahira→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-20