AAA FURNITURE UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
13679841 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-14
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
£-2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 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
14 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,062
Very low cash
Cash position: £72
Cash draining
Cash down 80% YoY
Cash YoY
-80%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£72
↓ 80% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£652
↑ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£2k-£1k-£552£50£652Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-2.1k£-2.4k
Current assets£652£356
Cash£72£356
Net assets£-2.1k£-2.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-06-28
    NAWAZ, Haq resigned
    director
  6. 2023-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-03-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-03-28
    NAWAZ, Haq appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2023-03-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAA FURNITURE UK LTD
  12. 2021-10-14
    MAHMOOD, Khawaja Amjad appointed
    director
  13. 2021-10-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

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 59. 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
Mr Khawaja Amjad Mahmood
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control14/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

9-11 Bradbury Street
Dewsbury
WF13 3AU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MAHMOOD, Khawaja Amjad
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-10-14
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Active
NAWAZ, Haq
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-03-28 · resigned 2023-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-14