AMI ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03847289 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-23
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£48.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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).

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, 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
79 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,178

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£48k
Current Assets
£184k
Current Liabilities
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£0£37k£73k£110k£147k£184kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£48.1k—
Current assets£183.6k—
Net assets£48.2k—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-10-01
    ➖
    CORNWELL, Nicholas Grant resigned
    director
  17. 2003-12-31
    ➕
    MARSH, Christopher David appointed
    director
  18. 2002-05-10
    ➖
    MARSH, Christopher David resigned
    director
  19. 2001-09-05
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Glenys resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-09-05
    ➖
    JOWETT, Evelyn Blanche Rose resigned
    director
  21. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    MARSH, Christopher David appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    CORNWELL, Nicholas Grant appointed
    director
  23. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    MARSH, Christopher David appointed
    director
  24. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Glenys appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-10-05
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    JOWETT, Evelyn Blanche Rose appointed
    director
  27. 1999-10-05
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-09-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMI ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  29. 1999-09-23
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1999-09-23
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Marsh
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
50–75%
—50-75% shares19/08/2016

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
Incorporated1999-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

7 Kensington Close
St. Albans
AL1 1JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MARSH, Christopher David→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSH, Christopher David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, Glenys→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 2001-09-05
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-23 · resigned 1999-10-05
Resigned
CORNWELL, Nicholas Grant→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2011-10-01
Resigned
JOWETT, Evelyn Blanche Rose→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 2001-09-05
Resigned
MARSH, Christopher David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2002-05-10
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-23 · resigned 1999-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26