POUND SHOUND LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC356200 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-09
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£884
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.3y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
52 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.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £884
Net assets shrinking
Down £246 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£884
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£25k£38k£50k£63kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£81.9k£82.1k
Current assets£54.0k£63.0k
Cash£5.5k£33.0k
Debtors£48.5k£30.0k
Net assets£884£1.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-08
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  2. 2024-07-09
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  3. 2024-02-22
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  4. 2024-02-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  5. 2023-09-30
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  6. 2022-11-14
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  7. 2022-01-05
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    NABI, Usman Ghani appointed
    director
  8. 2022-01-05
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  9. 2022-01-05
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  10. 2022-01-05
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  11. 2021-11-10
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  12. 2020-12-24
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  13. 2019-11-12
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  14. 2018-09-12
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  15. 2017-09-21
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  16. 2016-06-07
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  17. 2014-04-01
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    NABI, Omar Farooq appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-01
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    CURRESHI, Imran resigned
    director
  19. 2012-08-14
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    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2012-08-14
    ➕
    CURRESHI, Imran appointed
    director
  21. 2012-05-20
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    RAZZAK, Syed Abdur resigned
    director
  22. 2009-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As POUND SHOUND LTD
  23. 2009-03-09
    ➕
    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-03-09
    ➕
    RAZZAK, Syed Abdur appointed
    director
  25. 2009-03-09
    ➕
    WILLOX, Keir appointed
    director
  26. 2009-03-09
    ➖
    WILLOX, Keir resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Usman Ghani Nabi
Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/01/2022
Mr Omar Farooq Nabi
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

95-107 Lancefield Street
Glasgow
G3 8HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

NABI, Omar Farooq→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NABI, Usman Ghani→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-09 · resigned 2012-08-14
Resigned
CURRESHI, Imran→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-08-14 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
RAZZAK, Syed Abdur→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-03-09 · resigned 2012-05-20
Resigned
WILLOX, Keir→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-03-09 · resigned 2009-03-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property21/02/2024—
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Recent filings (52 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
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accounts · AA
2025-11-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13