AZUNO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC208726 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-03
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£911.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · oldest 25.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £911,790
Cash YoY
+135%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£147k
↑ 135% YoY
Net Worth
£912k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £911.8k | £815.9k |
| Cash | £146.5k | £62.3k |
| Net assets | £911.8k | £815.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
23
filings
- • 11 mortgage
- • 4 capital
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-01-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-22📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2026-01-22📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2026-01-22⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2026-01-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-06-01🔒Charge registered #11Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-10-15🔒Charge registered #10Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-10-15🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-09-16🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-08-11🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-11-27🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-10-24🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-05-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2001-03-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2000-12-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2000-11-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2000-07-19➕NABI, Ghulam appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-19➕AHMAD, Mumtaz appointeddirector
- 2000-07-19➕NABI, Ghulam appointeddirector
- 2000-07-19➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-19➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2026-01-22: legacy
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Mano Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Mano Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AZUNO LIMITED
This company · SC208726
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mano Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ghulam Nabiceased 22/01/2026· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
C/O Ahmad & Nabi Mcmullan
3rd Floor
95-107 Lancefield Street
Glasgow
G3 8HZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
AHMAD, Mumtaz→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2000-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NABI, Ghulam→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2000-07-19
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2000-07-19
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Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 01/06/2007 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/10/2004 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/10/2004 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 16/09/2004 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 11/08/2004 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 27/11/2002 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 24/10/2002 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/05/2002 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 28/03/2001 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 21/12/2000 | 29/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 06/11/2000 | 29/01/2026 |
Recent filings (97 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-26