AHMSO LIMITED
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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.4k | £9.4k |
| Net assets | £9.4k | £9.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-09-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-20➖ABDOU, Ahmed, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2014-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AHMSO LIMITED
- 2014-10-02➕ABDOU, Ahmed, Dr appointeddirector
- 2014-10-02➕ABDOU, Ahmed, Dr appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Ahmed Abdou Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/10/2019 | — |