AMATHUS SHOES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04394336 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 15200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-03-15➖ARESTI, John Sotiris resigneddirector
- 2002-07-23➕ARESTI, Magda appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-23➕ARESTI, John Sotiris appointeddirector
- 2002-07-23➖SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-07-23➕ARESTI, John Sotiris appointeddirector
- 2002-07-23➖SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AMATHUS SHOES LIMITED
- 2002-03-14➕SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-03-14➕SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mathew Aresti Individual · British · DOB 01/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Sotiris Aresti Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Magda Aresti Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC15200 — SIC 15200
Registered office
Unit 7 River Road Business Park
33 River Road
Barking
Essex
IG11 0EA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
ARESTI, John Sotiris→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2002-07-23
ARESTI, John Sotiris→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 2002-07-23 · resigned 2005-03-15
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2002-07-23
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-28