AMTEC (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04888643 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-04
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£-4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,309
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,073 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 344% YoY
Current Assets
£715
↓ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k-£3k-£1k£136£2k£3kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£-4.3k£1.8k
Current assets£715£3.1k
Net assets£-4.3k£1.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-29
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-09-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2018-09-13
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2017-09-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2017-09-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2003-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMTEC (UK) LIMITED
  18. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    RODGE, Sally Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    RODGE, George Alun appointed
    director
  20. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-09-04
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-09-04
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Alun Rodge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
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
Incorporated2003-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ashfields
Cuddington
Malpas
Cheshire
SY14 7EL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

RODGE, Sally Louise→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RODGE, George Alun→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-04 · resigned 2003-09-04
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-04 · resigned 2003-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-12