AMANA'S JOURNEY CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
12546235 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-04-03
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 4 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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,296
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,622 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 46% YoY
Cash YoY
-46%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↓ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.3k | £7.9k |
| Current assets | £6.7k | £10.4k |
| Cash | £4.3k | £8.1k |
| Debtors | £2.3k | £2.3k |
| Net assets | £4.3k | £7.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03➕RAWLINGS, Tony appointeddirector
- 2023-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AMANA'S JOURNEY CIC
- 2020-04-03➕BOUABBACHE, Siham appointeddirector
- 2020-04-03📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-MAT HOUSING ASSOCIATION CIC→ 15741651 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGAM CAPITAL LIMITED→ 13713118 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AH PERFECT PIZZA LTD→ 14381727 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AI DIGITAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 12528389 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AKFC LIMITED→ 11156404 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AL FANOUSE LTD→ 16295945 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALFIHA LTD→ 15934524 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALNOOR FOODS LTD→ 04637885 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ALPASHA LOUNGE MAIDENHEAD LTD→ 17070762 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALRICH GROUP LIMITED→ 11923515 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALSHAHEER HALAL FOODS (PVT) LTD→ 09108707 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AMBERLEY 21 LTD→ 10804974 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
Britwell Centre
Wentworth Avenue
Slough
Berks
SL2 2DS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOUABBACHE, Siham→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAWLINGS, Tony→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-01-03
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2020-04-03