AMKIGA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01321036 · ltd · incorporated 1977-07-12

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 26.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

112 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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
Average employees	0	0

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

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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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-29
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BARBER, John Douglas resigned
director
2025-10-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
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officers · AP01
2022-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
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mortgage · MR01
2021-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2020-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-15
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2017-11-10
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2017-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-06-06
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2010-02-26
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2004-06-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2004-04-25
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BARBER, Russell Kieron appointed
director
2004-04-25
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BARBER-ATKINSON, Elizabeth Amanda appointed
director
1999-07-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
1977-07-12
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Company incorporated
As AMKIGA LIMITED
1977-07-12
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BARBER, Muriel appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 49 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 49 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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 low

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Russell Kieron Barber Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/06/2017
Elizabeth Amanda Barber-Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/06/2017

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

Incorporated1977-07-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Willow Lodge

Doncaster Road Oldcotes

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S81 8HT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-12

Last: 2026-05-29

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BARBER, John Douglas→

secretary

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Active

BARBER, Muriel→

director · ~93y · appointed 1977-07-12

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Active

BARBER, Russell Kieron→

director · ~68y · appointed 2004-04-25

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Active

BARBER-ATKINSON, Elizabeth Amanda→

director · ~66y · appointed 2004-04-25

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Active

BARBER, John Douglas→

director · ~96y · resigned 2026-03-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	10/06/2021	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	10/11/2017	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/06/2016	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	26/02/2010	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	11/06/2004	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	05/07/1999	—

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Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-06-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-29