AMETHYST SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03074469 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-30
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
£94.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 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
83 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £94,158
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£94k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £108.4k | £114.2k |
| Current assets | £60.8k | £84.6k |
| Cash | £2.7k | £3.7k |
| Debtors | £58.1k | £80.9k |
| Net assets | £94.2k | £93.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28➖WENMOUTH, Geoffrey Howard resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-10-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1998-12-31➖MILES OGDEN, Andrew James resignedsecretary
- 1998-12-31➕WENMOUTH, Geoffrey Howard appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-30➕MILES OGDEN, Andrew James appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-30➖CHURCH, Louise Patricia resigneddirector
- 1995-07-01➕WENMOUTH, Lisa Gaye appointeddirector
- 1995-07-01➖SCOTT, Stephen John resignednominee-secretary
- 1995-07-01➕CHURCH, Louise Patricia appointeddirector
- 1995-07-01➖SCOTT, Jacqueline resignednominee-director
- 1995-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AMETHYST SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
- 1995-06-30➕SCOTT, Stephen John appointednominee-secretary
- 1995-06-30➕SCOTT, Jacqueline appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Lisa Gaye Wenmouth Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2016 |
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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-06-30
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: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
WENMOUTH, Lisa Gaye→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1995-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILES OGDEN, Andrew James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-06-30 · resigned 1998-12-31
SCOTT, Stephen John→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-30 · resigned 1995-07-01
WENMOUTH, Geoffrey Howard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2021-10-28
CHURCH, Louise Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1995-07-01 · resigned 1996-06-30
SCOTT, Jacqueline→
Resignednominee-director · ~75y · appointed 1995-06-30 · resigned 1995-07-01
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Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30