AIMMS ENTERPRISE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11026919 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-23
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
£122.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £122,770

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£234k
Net Worth
£123k
Current Assets
£744k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£122.8k
Current assets£744.4k
Cash£234.4k
Debtors£360.6k
Net assets£122.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-10-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-02-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  16. 2017-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AIMMS ENTERPRISE LTD
  17. 2017-10-23
    SIPIN, Monica Isabel Carale appointed
    director
  18. 2017-10-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mrs Monica Isabel Carale Sipin
Individual · English · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
sig. influencesignificant influence23/10/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Registered office

16 Dartnell Park Road
West Byfleet
KT14 6PN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SIPIN, Monica Isabel Carale
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-10-23
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/02/201925/10/2023

Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-14