A.M.A. AUSTIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02148063 · ltd · incorporated 1987-07-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 15.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.4 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.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-01-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2012-02-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-09-20➖AUSTIN-HENDERSON, Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2011-09-20➖AUSTIN-HENDERSON, Patricia resigneddirector
- 2011-02-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2000-12-22➖AUSTIN, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 1987-07-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A.M.A. AUSTIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Suzanne Jane Austin-Brown Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 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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| AEQUALIS ACCOUNTING LTD→ 11824161 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AJ CONSULTANTS AND BOOKKEEPERS LIMITED→ 12651910 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AJB CONCRETE PLANT HIRE LTD→ 17025622 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJM RECRUITMENT LTD→ 14293021 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AJT EXECUTIVE SEARCH LIMITED→ 10065365 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
57a Broadway
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 1PE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
Active
AUSTIN-HENDERSON, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2011-09-20
AUSTIN, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · resigned 2000-12-22
AUSTIN-HENDERSON, Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 2011-09-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2019 | 23/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/02/2011 | 03/02/2012 |
Recent filings (106 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-22