A&M 1 LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15030965 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-26
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-05-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-10-19
    SHAHROUR, Mahmoud appointed
    director
  11. 2023-10-19
    GHITANY, Ashraf Ahmed Eldemardash resigned
    director
  12. 2023-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A&M 1 LIMITED
  14. 2023-07-26
    GHITANY, Ashraf Ahmed Eldemardash appointed
    director
  15. 2023-07-26
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    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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashraf Ahmed Eldemardash Ghitany
Individual · Egyptian · DOB 08/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/10/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mahmoud Shahrourceased 19/10/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Ashraf Ahmed Eldemardash Ghitanyceased 19/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2023-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

19/21 Great Tower Street
London
EC3R 5AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHAHROUR, Mahmoud
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-10-19
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Active
GHITANY, Ashraf Ahmed Eldemardash
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-07-26 · resigned 2023-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31