AMYRIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02801237 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-18
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-12-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-12-17
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    MIDDLEDITCH, Michael Harold resigned
    director
  17. 2012-11-20
    ➕
    MIDDLEDITCH, Sean appointed
    director
  18. 2012-09-08
    ➖
    MIDDLEDITCH, Angela resigned
    secretary
  19. 1993-03-19
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Helen Judith resigned
    nominee-secretary
  20. 1993-03-19
    ➕
    MIDDLEDITCH, Angela appointed
    secretary
  21. 1993-03-19
    ➕
    MIDDLEDITCH, Michael Harold appointed
    director
  22. 1993-03-19
    ➖
    SPECTRUM BUSINESS CORPORATION LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1993-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AMYRIS LIMITED
  24. 1993-03-18
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Helen Judith appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 1993-03-18
    ➕
    SPECTRUM BUSINESS CORPORATION LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sean Middleditch
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

4 The Drive
The Drive
Harlow
CM20 3QD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MIDDLEDITCH, Sean→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Helen Judith→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-18 · resigned 1993-03-19
Resigned
MIDDLEDITCH, Angela→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-19 · resigned 2012-09-08
Resigned
MIDDLEDITCH, Michael Harold→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-03-19 · resigned 2012-12-17
Resigned
SPECTRUM BUSINESS CORPORATION LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-03-18 · resigned 1993-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18