AMELIA KNIGHT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03142087 · ltd · incorporated 1995-12-29

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£2.01M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20420

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 27.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 27.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (7 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

118 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,012,219

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£388k

Net Worth

£2.0m

Current Assets

£10m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£2.28M
Current assets	£10.11M
Cash	£388.3k
Debtors	£6.51M
Net assets	£2.01M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2025-03-18
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officers · AP01
2025-03-17
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SALMON, Mark Winston appointed
director
2024-10-07
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accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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officers · TM01
2023-07-28
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SALMON, Mark Winston resigned
director
2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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mortgage · MR04
2022-09-26
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-03-25
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mortgage · MR01
2022-03-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
2021-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-08
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accounts · AA
2018-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-07
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officers · CH01
2018-02-07
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officers · CH01
2018-02-07
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officers · CH01
2018-02-07
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officers · CH01
2013-12-05
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SALMON, Tiffany Lynn appointed
director
2009-11-20
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SALMON, Mark Winston appointed
director
2006-07-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2006-03-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2006-02-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2005-08-08
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SALMON, Daniel Edward appointed
director
2005-07-01
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SALMON, Paul James appointed
director
2003-03-03
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SALMON, Lynn appointed
director
2002-12-01
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SALMON, Daniel Edward resigned
director
2002-12-01
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SALMON, Paul James resigned
director
2000-12-18
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SALMON, Daniel Edward appointed
director
2000-12-18
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SALMON, Paul James appointed
director
1999-05-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Davenham Trust PLC
1995-12-29
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Company incorporated
As AMELIA KNIGHT LIMITED
1995-12-29
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SALMON, Lynn appointed
secretary
1995-12-29
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SALMON, David Brinley appointed
director
1995-12-29
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BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
nominee-secretary
1995-12-29
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BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
nominee-secretary
1995-12-29
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BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
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1995-12-29
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BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SALMON, Mark Winston (same surname) appointed 2025-03-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Amelia Knight Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Amelia Knight Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AMELIA KNIGHT LIMITED

This company · 03142087

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Amelia Knight Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	29/12/2016

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

Incorporated1995-12-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC20420 — SIC 20420

Registered office

The Pavilions Mobberley Road

Knutsford Business Park

Knutsford

Cheshire

WA16 8ZR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-01

Last: 2025-11-17