CECIL C. AMEY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00559196 · ltd · incorporated 1955-12-24
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 62.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 62.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-17➖AMEY, David Charles Thomas resigneddirector
- 2005-06-28➖AMEY, Roger Chapman resigneddirector
- 2005-06-28➖AMEY, Stuart Charles resigneddirector
- 2005-06-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-06-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1997-03-19➕AMEY, Robert John appointedsecretary
- 1997-03-19➖AMEY, Roger Chapman resignedsecretary
- 1997-03-19➖AMEY, Sheila Mary resigneddirector
- 1993-10-01➕AMEY, Robert John appointeddirector
- 1964-05-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank Limited
- 1955-12-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CECIL C. AMEY LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AMEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 71 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robert John Amey Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/10/2016 |
Mrs Emma Amey Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CARGILL FARMS→ LP007561 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1955-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
11 Church Street
Attleborough
NR17 2AH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
AMEY, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1993-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AMEY, Roger Chapman→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-03-19
AMEY, David Charles Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · resigned 2013-01-17
AMEY, Roger Chapman→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2005-06-28
AMEY, Sheila Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1997-03-19
AMEY, Stuart Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2005-06-28
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 28/06/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 28/06/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 05/05/1964 | 30/06/2026 |
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Recent filings (116 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-27