AMORINI COMPONENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03661429 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-04
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46499Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 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.
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-09-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-16➕ROBSON, Amanda Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-15➖ROBSON, Peter Charles resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-12➖ROBSON, David George resigneddirector
- 2009-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-10-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-12-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Fortis Bank S.A./N.V.
- 2001-10-08➖ROBSON, Amanda Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2001-10-08➕ROBSON, Peter Charles appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-08➖ROBSON, Amanda Margaret resigneddirector
- 2000-06-01➕ROBSON, Peter Charles appointeddirector
- 1998-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AMORINI COMPONENTS LIMITED
- 1998-11-04➕ROBSON, Amanda Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1998-11-04➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-04➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-04➕ROBSON, Amanda Margaret appointeddirector
- 1998-11-04➕ROBSON, David George appointeddirector
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 26 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)
Group structure
Amorini Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Amorini Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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AMORINI COMPONENTS LIMITED
This company · 03661429
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Amorini Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Peter Charles Robson Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | — | — | board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/08/2017 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Polytime Development Ltdceased 19/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Mei Ching Chanceased 19/09/2025· 25-50% shares
- Polytime Development Limitedceased 04/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A E CHAPMAN & SON LIMITED→ 00470272 · est 1949 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 76y | — | — |
| AEG FUELS UK LIMITED→ 07772668 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALWAYS ENTERPRISES LTD→ 16927964 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMPLIFIED NUTRITION CLOTHING LTD→ 14302613 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AMR UNIVERSAL LIMITED→ 14774154 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AMS GRAPHIC MACHINERY LIMITED→ 05388059 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ANJANI FASHION & RETAIL PVT LTD→ 16607631 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANUYA LIMITED→ 12082314 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| APOLLO BAGS LIMITED→ 06521045 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AQUACLEAN FABRICS LIMITED→ 05901171 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| AQUATROL LIMITED→ 05250566 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ARCHROLL LIMITED→ 07618741 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
Twitten Cottage
Batts Lane
Pulborough
W Sussex
RH20 2DZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
ROBSON, Amanda Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBSON, Peter Charles→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBSON, Amanda Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-11-04 · resigned 2001-10-08
ROBSON, Peter Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2013-10-15
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-04 · resigned 1998-11-04
ROBSON, Amanda Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1998-11-04 · resigned 2001-10-08
ROBSON, David George→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1998-11-04 · resigned 2013-10-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/10/2008 | — | |
| satisfied | Fortis Bank S.A./N.V. | Debenture | 1 property | 11/12/2002 | 07/03/2009 |
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Recent filings (80 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04