AMITEC UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04016873 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-19

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	14	1500

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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2025-04-30
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2024-01-29
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2023-05-09
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accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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accounts · AA
2021-03-11
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accounts · AA
2020-02-06
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accounts · AA
2019-03-06
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accounts · AA
2018-04-04
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officers · AP03
2018-04-04
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officers · TM02
2018-03-28
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MAYNARD, Joy Alison appointed
secretary
2018-03-28
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STOCKHAM, Kenneth John resigned
secretary
2018-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-20
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-29
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accounts · AA
2015-06-29
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2015-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2000-06-29
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MAYNARD, Andrew Frank appointed
director
2000-06-29
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STOCKHAM, Kenneth John appointed
secretary
2000-06-29
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-29
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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2000-06-19
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Company incorporated
As AMITEC UK LIMITED
2000-06-19
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-19
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 65. 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-01

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Andrew Frank Maynard Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Joy Maynard Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2000-06-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

Newsham Hanson & Co

Edinburgh House 1-5 Bellevue Rd

Clevedon

Somerset

BS21 7NP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MAYNARD, Joy Alison→

secretary · appointed 2018-03-28

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Active

MAYNARD, Andrew Frank→

director · ~65y · appointed 2000-06-29

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Active

STOCKHAM, Kenneth John→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-29 · resigned 2018-03-28

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2000-06-29

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2000-06-29

Resigned

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