A AND S ENG LTD

🌳Matureactive
08987858 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-09
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,950

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£20k£29k£39k£49kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.8k£1.0k
Current assets£48.8k£48.8k
Net assets£4.0k£3.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-08-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-03-24
    MAHMOOD, Tariq resigned
    director
  18. 2016-03-02
    MAHMOOD, Tariq appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A AND S ENG LTD
  20. 2014-04-09
    AZHAR, Mohammad appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-04-09
    SHAHZAD, Muhammad appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-04-09
    AZHAR, Mohammad appointed
    director
  23. 2014-04-09
    SHAHZAD, Muhammad Bashir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Bashir Shahzad
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
sig. influencesignificant influence01/05/2017

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
Incorporated2014-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

985 Stockport Road
Manchester
M19 2SY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

AZHAR, Mohammad
secretary · appointed 2014-04-09
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Active
SHAHZAD, Muhammad
secretary · appointed 2014-04-09
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Active
AZHAR, Mohammad
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-04-09
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Active
SHAHZAD, Muhammad Bashir
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-09
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Active
MAHMOOD, Tariq
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-03-02 · resigned 2016-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07