AMACC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05015997 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£33.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47721Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
  • 47722Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 3 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, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £33,609
Net assets shrinking
Down £489 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£33.6k£34.1k
Current assets£43.9k£45.0k
Net assets£33.6k£34.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-04-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-17
    ➕
    SHORT, Clark appointed
    director
  10. 2020-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-06-16
    ➖
    SHORT, Andrew Martin resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-06-16
    ➖
    SHORT, Adrienne resigned
    director
  17. 2018-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2004-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AMACC LIMITED
  20. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    SHORT, Andrew Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    SHORT, Andrew Martin appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-01-15
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    SHORT, Adrienne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clark Short
Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Martin Shortceased 10/03/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2004-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

Porlock Post Office High Street
Porlock
Minehead
Somerset
TA24 8PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SHORT, Andrew Martin→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHORT, Clark→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHORT, Andrew Martin→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2018-06-16
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2004-01-15
Resigned
SHORT, Adrienne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2018-06-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-17