AM & SM SOLUTIONS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11978208 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£43.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 80100Private security activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £43,083
Net assets shrinking
Down £918 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£43k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£56k£75k£94kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£43.1k£44.0k
Current assets£94.0k£84.9k
Net assets£43.1k£44.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-01
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Sultan appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-06-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-04-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AM & SM SOLUTIONS LTD
  14. 2019-05-03
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Waqar Hassan appointed
    director
  15. 2019-05-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Waqar Hassan Mahmood
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

30 Uphall Hall Road Office Ilford
London
IG1 2JF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MAHMOOD, Sultan→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-09-01
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MAHMOOD, Waqar Hassan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-05-03
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-29