AMETHYST ASSOCIATES LIMITED

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02577944 · ltd · incorporated 1991-01-29
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£124.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 69201Accounting and auditing activities
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £124,099
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£124k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£120k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£50k£74k£99k£124kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£129.1k£121.7k
Current assets£119.7k£107.4k
Cash£31.9k£41.2k
Debtors£87.8k£66.2k
Net assets£124.1k£121.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-28
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    WENMOUTH, Geoffrey Howard resigned
    secretary
  7. 2021-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-10-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1999-01-31
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    WENMOUTH, Geoffrey Howard appointed
    secretary
  18. 1999-01-30
    ➖
    MILES OGDEN, Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  19. 1996-07-01
    ➖
    MILES, Lisa Gaye resigned
    secretary
  20. 1996-07-01
    ➕
    MILES OGDEN, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  21. 1996-07-01
    ➖
    CHURCH, Louise Patricia resigned
    director
  22. 1991-06-01
    ➖
    MILES OGDEN, Andrew James resigned
    director
  23. 1991-02-08
    ➖
    SCOTT, Stephen John resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1991-02-08
    ➖
    SCOTT, Jacqueline resigned
    nominee-director
  25. 1991-02-07
    ➕
    MILES OGDEN, Andrew James appointed
    director
  26. 1991-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMETHYST ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  27. 1991-01-29
    ➕
    SCOTT, Stephen John appointed
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1991-01-29
    ➕
    SCOTT, Jacqueline appointed
    nominee-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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Lisa Gaye Wenmouth
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Geoffrey Howard Wenmouthceased 28/10/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1991-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Oak House
Main Road, Farthinghoe
Brackley
Northamptonshire
NN13 5PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

WENMOUTH, Lisa Gaye→
director · ~62y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILES, Lisa Gaye→
secretary · resigned 1996-07-01
Resigned
MILES OGDEN, Andrew James→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 1999-01-30
Resigned
SCOTT, Stephen John→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-01-29 · resigned 1991-02-08
Resigned
WENMOUTH, Geoffrey Howard→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-31 · resigned 2021-10-28
Resigned
CHURCH, Louise Patricia→
director · ~58y · resigned 1996-07-01
Resigned
MILES OGDEN, Andrew James→
director · ~63y · appointed 1991-02-07 · resigned 1991-06-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Jacqueline→
nominee-director · ~75y · appointed 1991-01-29 · resigned 1991-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21