AMITY ACCOUNTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03464206 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-12

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 Nov 2025

Net worth

£8.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69202Bookkeeping activities
69203Tax consultancy

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,263

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

↑ 416% YoY

Current Assets

£232k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Total assets	£131.1k	£155.1k
Current assets	£232.4k	£263.6k
Net assets	£8.3k	£1.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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2025-07-26
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2024-07-19
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2023-07-22
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2022-08-12
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2021-08-30
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2020-11-21
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2019-08-30
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2018-08-31
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accounts · AA
2017-08-31
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accounts · AA
2016-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-26
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-17
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accounts · AA
2014-11-19
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annual-return · AR01
2014-08-20
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accounts · AA
2001-02-25
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OWEN, Mary Winifred appointed
secretary
2001-02-24
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OWEN, William Norman resigned
secretary
1997-11-12
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Company incorporated
As AMITY ACCOUNTS LIMITED
1997-11-12
➕
OWEN, Christopher Edward appointed
director
1997-11-12
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OWEN, William Norman appointed
secretary
1997-11-12
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CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-11-12
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CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-11-12
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CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-11-12
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CFL DIRECTORS 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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Edward Owen Individual · Welsh · DOB 09/1958 · age 68	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1997-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Court Farm

Doniford

Watchet

Somerset

TA23 0TQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

OWEN, Mary Winifred→

secretary · appointed 2001-02-25

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Active

OWEN, Christopher Edward→

director · ~68y · appointed 1997-11-12

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Active

OWEN, William Norman→

secretary · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 2001-02-24

Resigned

CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1997-11-12

Resigned

CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1997-11-12

Resigned

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