AMAGEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02716881 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-21
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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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 30.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  13. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1995-07-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 1994-01-18
    ➕
    ORCHEL, Tin Wun appointed
    secretary
  19. 1994-01-18
    ➖
    ORCHEL, Helen resigned
    secretary
  20. 1992-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AMAGEN LIMITED
  21. 1992-05-21
    ➕
    ORCHEL, Michas appointed
    director
  22. 1992-05-21
    ➕
    ORCHEL, Helen appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-05-21
    ➕
    CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1992-05-21
    ➖
    CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1992-05-21
    ➕
    CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1992-05-21
    ➖
    CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

The Old Bakery
Gunville Road
Winterslow
Wiltshire
SP5 1PP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ORCHEL, Tin Wun→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORCHEL, Michas→
director · ~73y · appointed 1992-05-21
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Active
ORCHEL, Helen→
secretary · appointed 1992-05-21 · resigned 1994-01-18
Resigned
CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-21 · resigned 1992-05-21
Resigned
CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-05-21 · resigned 1992-05-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property24/07/1995—
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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-10