AMITY CARGO SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02390841 · ltd · incorporated 1989-05-31
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£38.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -41% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 36.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,884
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,950 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 41% YoY
Cash YoY
-41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↓ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£39k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£60k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£21k£41k£62k£82k£103kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£38.9k£65.9k
Current assets£60.4k£102.7k
Cash£60.4k£102.6k
Debtors—£12
Net assets£38.9k£65.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-04
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  3. 2023-11-08
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  4. 2023-04-14
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  5. 2023-04-14
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  6. 2023-04-14
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  7. 2023-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-22
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  12. 2021-04-20
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  13. 2020-01-31
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  14. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-23
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    SPALL, Andra Denise appointed
    director
  17. 2011-10-24
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    SPALL, Andra Denise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-10-24
    ➕
    SPALL, Christopher Kevin appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-24
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    TAYLOR, Leslie William resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-10-24
    ➖
    GREEN, Gary Kenneth resigned
    director
  21. 2008-09-02
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    SPALL, Andra Denise resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-09-02
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    TAYLOR, Leslie William appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-09-02
    ➕
    GREEN, Gary Kenneth appointed
    director
  24. 2008-09-02
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    SPALL, Christopher Kevin resigned
    director
  25. 1993-04-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 1990-04-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 1990-01-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1989-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AMITY CARGO SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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

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 Christopher Kevin Spall
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Andra Denise Spall
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Brightwell Grange
Britwell Road
Burnham
Bucks
SL1 8DF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SPALL, Andra Denise→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPALL, Andra Denise→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-11-23
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Active
SPALL, Christopher Kevin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPALL, Andra Denise→
secretary · resigned 2008-09-02
Resigned
TAYLOR, Leslie William→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-02 · resigned 2011-10-24
Resigned
GREEN, Gary Kenneth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-09-02 · resigned 2011-10-24
Resigned
SPALL, Christopher Kevin→
director · ~66y · resigned 2008-09-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge over credit balances1 property15/04/1993—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/04/1990—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Letter of charge1 property11/01/1990—
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Recent filings (111 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06