AMTEC MOTORS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03084705 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-27
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£97.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive 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 18.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £97,905
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£98k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£125k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £126.4k | £130.2k |
| Current assets | £125.3k | £119.7k |
| Net assets | £97.9k | £83.2k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2016-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-08-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-05-04➖RODRIQUES, Sandra Delores resignedsecretary
- 2000-01-13➕FRANKLIN, Sandra appointedsecretary
- 1999-04-27➖OLALEYE, Jonathan resignedsecretary
- 1999-04-27➕RODRIQUES, Sandra Delores appointedsecretary
- 1999-04-27➖RODRIQUES, Sandra Delores resigneddirector
- 1996-08-06➕FRANKLIN, Anthony Douglas appointeddirector
- 1995-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AMTEC MOTORS LIMITED
- 1995-07-27➕OLALEYE, Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 1995-07-27➕RODRIQUES, Sandra Delores appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 30 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 candidateStrong 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 30 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Douglas Franklin Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
26 Tulse Hill
London
SW2 2TP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
FRANKLIN, Anthony Douglas→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1996-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLALEYE, Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-07-27 · resigned 1999-04-27
RODRIQUES, Sandra Delores→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-27 · resigned 2006-05-04
RODRIQUES, Sandra Delores→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1995-07-27 · resigned 1999-04-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/08/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
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2026-04-29
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2025-08-15
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2025-04-30
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2024-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-04-30
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2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
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2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-04-30
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2019-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-28