AJ98MM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14926403 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-09
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£-95.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £95,936

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£380
Net Worth
-£96k
Current Assets
£54k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£-95.9k
Current assets£53.6k
Cash£380
Net assets£-95.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-07-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-07-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-07-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJ98MM LIMITED
  10. 2023-06-09
    MAHDI-MAHMOUD, Amanj appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Amanj Mahdi-Mahmoud
Individual · Iraqi · DOB 12/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

28 Pennington Way
Coventry
CV6 5TJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MAHDI-MAHMOUD, Amanj
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-06-09
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Recent filings (12 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-09