SA. ONE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC640211 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46740SIC 46740
- 46760SIC 46760
- 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-01➕ALI, Muhammad appointeddirector
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs SA. ONE LTD
- 2019-08-29➕ALI, Saima appointeddirector
- 2019-08-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Muhammad Ali Individual · Pakistani · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/02/2026 |
Mrs Saima Ali Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/08/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLEETMAXX SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC625987 · est 2019 | £10.58M £7.94M–£13.23M | — | — | 5 | 7y | 83 | 60y |
| 320 LTD→ SC512657 · est 2015 | £721.2k £540.9k–£901.5k | £1.66M | — | 100 | 10y | 87 | 41y |
| ATLAS WINCH & HOIST SERVICES LTD.→ SC182734 · est 1998 | — | — | £10.13M | — | 28y | 83 | 68y |
| CHAPELHALL INDUSTRIAL BEARINGS LIMITED→ SC116385 · est 1989 | — | — | £74.9k | — | 37y | 83 | 89y |
| HEAT SPARES LIMITED→ SC100318 · est 1986 | — | — | £434.4k | — | 39y | 83 | 61y |
| HOSTWAVE LIMITED→ SC366873 · est 2009 | — | — | £372.1k | — | 16y | 83 | 59y |
| BESTPUMP LTD.→ SC267050 · est 2004 | — | — | £252.9k | — | 22y | 82 | 83y |
| CLARKE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS LIMITED→ SC081670 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | 82 | 77y |
| COLBROOK SUPPLIES DIRECT LTD.→ SC251263 · est 2003 | — | — | £255.0k | — | 22y | 82 | 81y |
| CUSTOM CHEMICALS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC209142 · est 2000 | — | — | £134.6k | — | 25y | 82 | 71y |
| DALZIEL LIMITED→ SC063157 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | 82 | 71y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles
Registered office
103 Cypress Road
Motherwell
ML1 5FS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALI, Muhammad→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2026-02-01
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Recent filings (23 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-01