AMEROPA UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04480076 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-08
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£197.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £197,402
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£164k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£197k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£217k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£43k£87k£130k£173k£217kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£197.9k£158.9k
Current assets£216.6k£182.6k
Cash£163.6k£127.6k
Debtors£53.1k£55.0k
Net assets£197.4k£158.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-01-05
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2021-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-07-31
    ➖
    PALMER, Rosie resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    PALMER, Rosie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-01-01
    ➖
    SANFORD, Brian John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-01-01
    ➖
    SANFORD, Brian John resigned
    director
  19. 2007-02-23
    ➖
    FREIHERR VON RHEINBADEN, Matthias resigned
    director
  20. 2007-01-01
    ➕
    BLACKMORE, David Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2002-07-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMEROPA UK LIMITED
  22. 2002-07-08
    ➕
    SANFORD, Brian John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-07-08
    ➕
    FREIHERR VON RHEINBADEN, Matthias appointed
    director
  24. 2002-07-08
    ➕
    SANFORD, Brian John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ameropa Holding Ag is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ameropa Holding Ag
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
AMEROPA UK LIMITED
This company · 04480076

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ameropa Holding Ag
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Barnfield Crescent
Exeter
Devon
EX1 1RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-19
Last: 2026-07-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BLACKMORE, David Alan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Rosie→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
SANFORD, Brian John→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-08 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
FREIHERR VON RHEINBADEN, Matthias→
director · appointed 2002-07-08 · resigned 2007-02-23
Resigned
SANFORD, Brian John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-07-08 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-04