AMELIO UTILITIES (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03756829 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-21
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.47M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42210SIC 42210
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.8y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £1,470,116

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.4m
Net Worth
£1.5m
Current Assets
£2.0m
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£2.43M
Current assets£1.96M
Cash£1.41M
Debtors£443.5k
Net assets£1.47M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-04-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
  9. 2022-03-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-03-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  11. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-01-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2020-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-11-05
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Mary Catherine appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-05
    ➖
    BURT, Marcel Anne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-11-05
    ➖
    GREEN, David James resigned
    director
  22. 2014-07-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2006-01-01
    ➕
    BURT, Marcel Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-10-10
    ➖
    BROWN, Robert James resigned
    secretary
  25. 2003-11-30
    ➖
    GREEN, Jason David resigned
    director
  26. 1999-08-16
    ➕
    BROWN, Robert James appointed
    secretary
  27. 1999-08-16
    ➖
    HORTON, Kevin resigned
    secretary
  28. 1999-08-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1999-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMELIO UTILITIES (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED
  30. 1999-04-21
    ➕
    HORTON, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-04-21
    ➕
    GRANT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-04-21
    ➖
    GRANT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-04-21
    ➕
    GREEN, David James appointed
    director
  34. 1999-04-21
    ➕
    GREEN, Jason David appointed
    director
  35. 1999-04-21
    ➕
    GRANT DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1999-04-21
    ➖
    GRANT DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Amelio Utilities Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Amelio Utilities Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AMELIO UTILITIES (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED
This company · 03756829

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amelio Utilities Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Mary Catherine O'Neillceased 01/01/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

5 Spinnaker Road
Hempsted
Gloucester
GL2 5FD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

O'NEILL, Mary Catherine→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Robert James→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-16 · resigned 2005-10-10
Resigned
BURT, Marcel Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2014-11-05
Resigned
HORTON, Kevin→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 1999-08-16
Resigned
GRANT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 1999-04-21
Resigned
GREEN, David James→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 2014-11-05
Resigned
GREEN, Jason David→
director · ~51y · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned
GRANT DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 1999-04-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank Public Company
National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
A registered charge1 property29/04/2022—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—28/03/2022—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property03/08/199919/07/2014
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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30