AMASIS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04270218 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 22.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees101000

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-03-24
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    Charge satisfied #6
  4. 2025-06-10
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2025-06-10
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2025-06-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2025-06-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2025-06-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2024-09-09
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2024-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2024-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2024-09-02
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  16. 2024-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-03-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2024-03-15
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  20. 2023-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2023-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2023-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-10-02
    MITCHELL, Kate appointed
    director
  25. 2020-08-19
    WARN, John resigned
    director
  26. 2016-12-09
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  27. 2016-11-04
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    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 2016-11-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 2016-10-10
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2016-10-10
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  31. 2016-10-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  32. 2009-02-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  33. 2009-01-31
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 2007-05-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 2003-08-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  36. 2001-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AMASIS LIMITED
  37. 2001-08-14
    WARN, Kean Montague appointed
    secretary
  38. 2001-08-14
    WARN, Kean Montague appointed
    director
  39. 2001-08-14
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2001-08-14
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2001-08-14
    WARN, John appointed
    director
  42. 2001-08-14
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2001-08-14
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

Amasis Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Amasis Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
AMASIS LIMITED
This company · 04270218

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amasis Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest19/08/2020
Mr Anthony Warn
Individual · British · DOB 10/1940 · age 86
2550%
25-50% shares17/08/2020
Mrs Undine Warn
Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82
2550%
25-50% shares17/08/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Kean Montague Warnceased 19/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence
  • Mr John Alfred Warnceased 19/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated2001-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Amasis Limited Blueprint 1
35 Walworth Business Park, Walworth Road
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 5LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WARN, Kean Montague
secretary · appointed 2001-08-14
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Active
MITCHELL, Kate
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-10-02
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Active
WARN, Kean Montague
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-08-14
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-14 · resigned 2001-08-14
Resigned
WARN, John
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-08-14 · resigned 2020-08-19
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-14 · resigned 2001-08-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property15/03/2024
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge09/12/2016
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/10/201624/03/2026
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/10/2016
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/10/2016
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Debenture1 property12/02/200904/11/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/05/200704/11/2016
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/08/200331/01/2009
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Recent filings (122 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-10
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-10
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04