AMAV INDUSTRIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02465222 · ltd · incorporated 1990-01-30
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£312
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 35.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (1 active, 17 linked, 10 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
138 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £312

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£312
Current Assets
£47k
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£19k£28k£37k£47kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£312—
Current assets£46.5k—
Net assets£312—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-08-11
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  3. 2024-09-23
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  4. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2022-08-01
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    RIXON, Susan Anne resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-08-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2018-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2016-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  15. 2016-02-29
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  16. 2015-09-07
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  17. 2005-02-21
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    HUGHES, John Neil resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-06-28
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    RIXON, Susan Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-10-17
    ➖
    GREEN, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-10-17
    ➕
    HUGHES, John Neil appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-12-05
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Peter John resigned
    director
  22. 2000-09-04
    ➕
    KENDRICK, Roger John appointed
    director
  23. 2000-09-04
    ➕
    GREEN, Michael John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-09-04
    ➖
    PLOTKIN, Alan resigned
    secretary
  25. 2000-09-04
    ➖
    DITRI, Arnold resigned
    director
  26. 2000-09-04
    ➖
    HARPER, John Laurence resigned
    director
  27. 2000-09-04
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Peter John appointed
    director
  28. 2000-09-04
    ➖
    STUBBING, Melanie resigned
    director
  29. 1999-07-01
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Gordon resigned
    director
  30. 1998-12-01
    ➕
    HARPER, John Laurence appointed
    director
  31. 1998-12-01
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Gordon appointed
    director
  32. 1998-12-01
    ➕
    STUBBING, Melanie appointed
    director
  33. 1997-06-12
    ➖
    BROWN, Chris resigned
    secretary
  34. 1997-06-12
    ➕
    PLOTKIN, Alan appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-06-12
    ➕
    DITRI, Arnold appointed
    director
  36. 1997-06-12
    ➖
    RYAN JR, D Richard resigned
    director
  37. 1996-08-06
    ➕
    BROWN, Chris appointed
    secretary
  38. 1996-08-06
    ➖
    LUEKEN, Ted J resigned
    secretary
  39. 1996-08-06
    ➖
    LUEKEN, Ted J resigned
    director
  40. 1996-01-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  41. 1995-12-15
    ➕
    LUEKEN, Ted J appointed
    secretary
  42. 1995-12-15
    ➖
    SOCHACZEVSKI, Avi resigned
    secretary
  43. 1995-12-15
    ➕
    LUEKEN, Ted J appointed
    director
  44. 1995-12-15
    ➕
    RYAN JR, D Richard appointed
    director
  45. 1995-12-15
    ➖
    SOCHACZEVSKI, Amos resigned
    director
  46. 1995-12-15
    ➖
    SOCHACZEVSKI, Avi resigned
    director
  47. 1991-04-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: International Mercantile Factors Limited
  48. 1990-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AMAV INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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 med ·
Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger John Kendrick
Individual · British · DOB 03/1945 · age 81
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Braye House
Egypt Lane
Farnham Common
Bucks
SL2 3LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 16 resigned)

KENDRICK, Roger John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Chris→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-06 · resigned 1997-06-12
Resigned
GREEN, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-04 · resigned 2001-10-17
Resigned
HUGHES, John Neil→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-17 · resigned 2005-02-21
Resigned
LUEKEN, Ted J→
secretary · appointed 1995-12-15 · resigned 1996-08-06
Resigned
PLOTKIN, Alan→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-12 · resigned 2000-09-04
Resigned
RIXON, Susan Anne→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2022-08-01
Resigned
SOCHACZEVSKI, Avi→
secretary · resigned 1995-12-15
Resigned
DITRI, Arnold→
director · ~90y · appointed 1997-06-12 · resigned 2000-09-04
Resigned
HARPER, John Laurence→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 2000-09-04
Resigned
LUEKEN, Ted J→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-12-15 · resigned 1996-08-06
Resigned
MITCHELL, Gordon→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 1999-07-01
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Peter John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-09-04 · resigned 2000-12-05
Resigned
RYAN JR, D Richard→
director · ~87y · appointed 1995-12-15 · resigned 1997-06-12
Resigned
SOCHACZEVSKI, Amos→
director · ~84y · resigned 1995-12-15
Resigned
SOCHACZEVSKI, Avi→
director · ~81y · resigned 1995-12-15
Resigned
STUBBING, Melanie→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 2000-09-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
International Mercantile Factors
International Mercantile Factors Limited
Debenture1 property12/04/199118/01/1996

Recent filings (138 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-01