3M RETAIL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13782364 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£87.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £87,582
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£88k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£167k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £87.6k | £78.1k |
| Current assets | £166.6k | £189.8k |
| Net assets | £87.6k | £78.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05➕OMAR, Suleman Ismail appointeddirector
- 2022-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-31➕OMAR, Hamida Suleman appointeddirector
- 2022-08-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-13➕OMAR, Sameera appointeddirector
- 2021-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 3M RETAIL LIMITED
- 2021-12-04➕OMAR, Mohammad Suleman appointeddirector
- 2021-12-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sameera Omar Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/12/2024 |
Mr Mohammad Suleman Omar Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · BL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53GREENSHOP LTD→ 16258060 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AB DISTRIBUTION NW LTD→ 10854952 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ABM WHOLESALE LTD→ 14925037 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED→ 10220411 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABS SUPPLY LIMITED→ 16701772 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACAVA SUPERFOODS LTD→ 16496498 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCREDA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED→ 16772254 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACOW LIMITED→ 14556446 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACTIVINSTINCT LTD→ 04478999 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ADAM MINI MART LIMITED→ 11895924 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADK SECURITY LIMITED→ 02579009 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| ADVANCIS SOFTWARE & SERVICES LTD→ 13485115 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520
Registered office
32 Copeland Mews
Bolton
BL1 5HT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
OMAR, Hamida Suleman→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-08-31
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OMAR, Mohammad Suleman→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-12-04
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OMAR, Sameera→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-06-13
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OMAR, Suleman Ismail→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-09-05
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-04