AMANAH STORES LTD

🚨Distressedactive
13463984 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-18
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 1 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
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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,584

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£3k-£2k-£887£345£2kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-06-292023-06-29
Total assets£-4.6k£-4.3k
Current assets£1.6k
Net assets£-4.6k£-4.3k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-29
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-09-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-09-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMANAH STORES LTD
  10. 2021-06-18
    KHAN, Aiman appointed
    director
  11. 2021-06-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Aiman Khan
Individual · British · DOB 05/2000 · age 26
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/06/2021

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
Incorporated2021-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

The Account Box The Media Centre
7 Northumberland Street
Huddersfield
HD1 1RL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHAN, Aiman
director · ~26y · appointed 2021-06-18
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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-18