ELM ROW POST OFFICE & NEWSAGENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC466480 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Postal activities under universal service obligation
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-10-09
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    GULZAR, Shahzaib resigned
    director
  12. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2014-06-26
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    IQBAL, Javed appointed
    director
  18. 2014-06-26
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    IQBAL, Samina appointed
    director
  19. 2013-12-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ELM ROW POST OFFICE & NEWSAGENTS LIMITED
  20. 2013-12-30
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    GULZAR, Shahzaib appointed
    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

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Samina Iqbal
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC53100 — Postal activities under universal service obligation

Registered office

C/O Mccreath Accountancy Phoenix House, Ground Floor Left,
Phoenix Business Park
Linwood
Renfrewshire
PA1 2BH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

IQBAL, Javed→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-06-26
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Active
IQBAL, Samina→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GULZAR, Shahzaib→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-12-30 · resigned 2018-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-24