A-MAG SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04675156 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-21
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£63.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £63,397
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,049 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£63k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£55k£82k£109k£137kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£75.6k£91.8k
Current assets£136.6k£118.6k
Net assets£63.4k£79.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-12-19
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  12. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2003-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As A-MAG SYSTEMS LIMITED
  18. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Mark Ian appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Mark Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-02-21
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-02-21
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Ian Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mr Paul Anthony Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Pennyfields Malmesbury Road
Leigh Nr Cricklade
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN6 6RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Mark Ian→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Mark Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2003-02-21
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Paul Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2018-12-19
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2003-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03