AMCANU LTD
💤Zombieactive
04421189 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-19
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£951.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £950,992
Cash YoY
+106%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£119k
↑ 106% YoY
Net Worth
£951k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£886k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.30M | £1.20M |
| Current assets | £886.3k | £909.0k |
| Cash | £118.8k | £57.6k |
| Debtors | £474.4k | £535.1k |
| Net assets | £951.0k | £907.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15➖DAVIES, Thomas Spencer resigneddirector
- 2026-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-02-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-02-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2019-02-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-02-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-08-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-05-10➕DAVIES, Owain Spencer appointedsecretary
- 2002-05-10➕DAVIES, Owain Spencer appointeddirector
- 2002-05-10➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-05-10➕DAVIES, Thomas Spencer appointeddirector
- 2002-05-10➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AMCANU LTD
- 2002-04-19➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-04-19➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 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.)
Group structure
Amiben Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Amiben Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AMCANU LTD
This company · 04421189
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amiben Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/01/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Owain Spencer Daviesceased 31/01/2022· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990
Registered office
Sd House
Glanmor Terrace
Burry Port
Carmarthenshire
SA16 0LS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
DAVIES, Owain Spencer→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Owain Spencer→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-19 · resigned 2002-05-10
DAVIES, Thomas Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2026-04-15
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-19 · resigned 2002-05-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 17/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/08/2003 | 09/11/2010 |
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18