AMZA CORPORATION LIMITED

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02940055 · ltd · incorporated 1994-06-17
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£171.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). 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: medium (75/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £171,265

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£171k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£90k£135k£181k£226kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£221.3k£208.7k
Current assets—£225.8k
Net assets£171.3k£158.7k

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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-21
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    KHAN, Nayyar resigned
    director
  18. 2005-06-15
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    KHAN, Nayyar appointed
    director
  19. 2004-04-08
    ➕
    KHAN, Zafar Ur Rahman appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-04-08
    ➖
    KHAN, Sarwat resigned
    secretary
  21. 1994-06-23
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    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1994-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AMZA CORPORATION LIMITED
  23. 1994-06-17
    ➕
    KHAN, Zafar Ur Rahman appointed
    director
  24. 1994-06-17
    ➕
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1994-06-17
    ➕
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1994-06-17
    ➕
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1994-06-14
    ➕
    KHAN, Sarwat appointed
    secretary
  28. 1994-06-14
    ➖
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1994-06-14
    ➖
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS 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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 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 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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 Aman Ullah Khan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Dr. Zainab Khan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

21 Dean Close
Littleover
Derby
DE23 4EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

KHAN, Zafar Ur Rahman→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-08
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Active
KHAN, Zafar Ur Rahman→
director · ~80y · appointed 1994-06-17
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Active
KHAN, Sarwat→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-14 · resigned 2004-04-08
Resigned
SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-06-17 · resigned 1994-06-23
Resigned
KHAN, Nayyar→
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-06-15 · resigned 2015-08-21
Resigned
SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-06-17 · resigned 1994-06-14
Resigned
SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-06-17 · resigned 1994-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22