AMANA PHOTO4U LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09087177 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-16
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
28 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,096

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 378% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£26kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£19.5k£21.9k
Current assets£22.1k£25.6k
Net assets£10.1k£2.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-17
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    ANTHOORPPADI, Abdu resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-12
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-05-17
    ➕
    ANTHOORPPADI, Abdu appointed
    director
  14. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-06-05
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-05-25
    ➖
    ANTHOORPPADI, Abdu resigned
    director
  18. 2016-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-04-06
    ➕
    ANTHOORPPADI, Abdu appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AMANA PHOTO4U LIMITED
  21. 2014-06-16
    ➕
    MUSTHAFA, Nihas appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-06-16
    ➕
    MUSTHAFA, Nihas 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 Nihas Musthafa
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/06/2017

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
Incorporated2014-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

287 High Road Leyton
London
E10 5QN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last: 2026-06-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MUSTHAFA, Nihas→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-16
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Active
MUSTHAFA, Nihas→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-06-16
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Active
ANTHOORPPADI, Abdu→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-05-17 · resigned 2025-11-17
Resigned
ANTHOORPPADI, Abdu→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-04-06 · resigned 2016-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-30