AMR TRADE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC690500 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£24.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,569
Net assets shrinking
Down £45,129 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£69k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£324k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£68k£135k£203k£270k£338kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£24.6k£69.7k
Current assets£323.9k£337.9k
Cash£68.7k£118.6k
Debtors£145.3k£117.8k
Net assets£24.6k£69.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-07-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-06-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-06-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-06-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-06-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-06-20
    MAJID, Adnan resigned
    director
  10. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-02-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMR TRADE LTD
  15. 2021-02-25
    MAJID, Abdul appointed
    director
  16. 2021-02-25
    MAJID, Adnan appointed
    director
  17. 2021-02-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Adnan Majid
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/07/2025
Mr Abdul Majid
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/02/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Mehavish Majidceased 23/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Mehavish Majidceased 20/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Adnan Majidceased 20/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

190 Hilltown
Dundee
Angus
DD3 7BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MAJID, Abdul
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-02-25
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Active
MAJID, Adnan
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-02-25 · resigned 2025-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10