AMERICAS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03174733 · ltd · incorporated 1996-03-19
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (76/100)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, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01➖BEGG, Merina resigneddirector
- 2023-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1996-06-01➖BEGG, Robert Mark resignedsecretary
- 1996-05-01➕BEGG, Teleri Jane appointedsecretary
- 1996-05-01➕BEGG, Teleri Jane appointeddirector
- 1996-05-01➖BEGG, Robert Mark resigneddirector
- 1996-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AMERICAS LIMITED
- 1996-03-19➕BEGG, Robert Mark appointedsecretary
- 1996-03-19➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-03-19➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-03-19➕BEGG, Merina appointeddirector
- 1996-03-19➕BEGG, Robert Mark appointeddirector
- 1996-03-19➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-03-19➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 30 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Teleri Jane Begg Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/04/2024 |
Mr Robert Mark Begg Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Merina Beggceased 19/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Radius House
51 Clarendon Road
Watford
Herts
WD17 1HP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
BEGG, Teleri Jane→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1996-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEGG, Robert Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-03-19 · resigned 1996-06-01
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-19 · resigned 1996-03-19
BEGG, Merina→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1996-03-19 · resigned 2023-06-01
BEGG, Robert Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1996-03-19 · resigned 1996-05-01
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-03-19 · resigned 1996-03-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (90 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02