AMA LABELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04295599 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-28
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18121
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees400—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-01
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Alexandra Jane appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-11
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-01-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2021-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2011-09-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  16. 2003-09-01
    ➖
    D'EANE, Alexandra Jane resigned
    director
  17. 2001-09-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMA LABELS LIMITED
  18. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Michael George appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    BURNHAM, Andrew James appointed
    director
  20. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Michael George appointed
    director
  21. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-09-28
    ➖
    NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    D'EANE, Alexandra Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-09-28
    ➖
    NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KNIGHT, Alexandra Jane (same surname) appointed 2026-01-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael George Knight
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew James Burnham
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18121 — SIC 18121

Registered office

Unit 1 Norths Estate
Old Oxford Road Piddington
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP14 3BE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

KNIGHT, Michael George→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNHAM, Andrew James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-09-28
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Active
KNIGHT, Alexandra Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Michael George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned
D'EANE, Alexandra Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property13/09/201111/01/2022

Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-22