MTSS INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09553120 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£539.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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

1 live charge · oldest 8.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £539,173
Net assets shrinking
Down £512 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£539k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£738k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£148k£295k£443k£591k£738kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£539.9k£539.7k
Current assets£738.4k£713.5k
Cash£32.5k
Debtors£681.0k
Net assets£539.2k£539.7k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-11-27
    ISLAM, Sharmin resigned
    director
  9. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-25
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2018-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  14. 2017-01-05
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As MTSS INVESTMENTS LTD
  17. 2015-04-21
    ISLAM, Mohammed Earul appointed
    director
  18. 2015-04-21
    ISLAM, Sharmin appointed
    director
  19. 2015-04-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

50/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Earul Islam
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
2550%
25-50% shares21/04/2017
Mrs Sharmin Islam
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares21/04/2017

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
Incorporated2015-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

73 Culverhouse Road
Luton
LU3 1PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ISLAM, Mohammed Earul
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-04-21
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Active
ISLAM, Sharmin
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-04-21 · resigned 2020-11-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge15/01/2018
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-07