AMO RACING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04915617 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-30

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 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of racehorse owners

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.6y

0/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	400

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-02-10
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Ads Holdings (Lux) S.À R.L.
2025-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-04
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ads Holdings (Lux) S.À R.L. as Lender
2024-08-31
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-04
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-31
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-27
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BEDROUD, Nojan resigned
director
2004-06-09
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GORDILL, Rafael Nieto resigned
director
2004-01-02
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BEDROUD, Nojan appointed
director
2003-09-30
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Company incorporated
As AMO RACING LIMITED
2003-09-30
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JOORABCHIAN, Kiavash appointed
secretary
2003-09-30
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JOORABCHIAN, Kiavash appointed
director
2003-09-30
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-30
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-30
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GORDILL, Rafael Nieto appointed
director
2003-09-30
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-09-30
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COMPANY DIRECTORS 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.)

Group structure

Amo Racing Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Amo Racing Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AMO RACING LIMITED

This company · 04915617

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
Amo Racing Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/08/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Kiavash Joorabchianceased 16/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93191 — Activities of racehorse owners

Registered office

Lushington House

119 High Street

Newmarket

Suffolk

CB8 9AE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-02

Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JOORABCHIAN, Kiavash→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JOORABCHIAN, Kiavash→

director · ~55y · appointed 2003-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2003-09-30

Resigned

BEDROUD, Nojan→

director · ~63y · appointed 2004-01-02 · resigned 2018-09-27

Resigned

GORDILL, Rafael Nieto→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2004-06-09

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2003-09-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Ads Holdings (Lux) S.À R.L.	A registered charge	1 property	05/02/2026	—
	outstanding	Ads Holdings (Lux) S.À R.L. as Lender	A registered charge	1 property	03/10/2024	—

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Recent filings (83 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-31

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-19

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-11-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-11-22

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-11-06

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-11-06

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-10-04

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-08-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-28

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-03-28