AMALTHEA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03730438 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-10
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees11

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-21
    LASA, Peter appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-21
    GRUNDELL, Dolores resigned
    director
  19. 1999-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AMALTHEA LIMITED
  20. 1999-03-10
    ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1999-03-10
    GRUNDELL, Dolores appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Lasa
Individual · Spanish · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Sabichi House
5 Wadsworth Rd
Perivale
Greenford
UB6 7JD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-10
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Active
LASA, Peter
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-03-21
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Active
GRUNDELL, Dolores
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-03-10 · resigned 2017-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-28