AMOS AND RUSHBROOK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05282127 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-09
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Capitalise Business Support Limited Trading as Lets Do Business Finance
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2019-11-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-09-08➖WARNE, David Harry resigneddirector
- 2015-04-17➕SPOONER, Stephen Bryan appointeddirector
- 2015-04-17➖WARNE, Janet Mary resignedsecretary
- 2004-11-16➕WARNE, Janet Mary appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-16➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-16➕WARNE, David Harry appointeddirector
- 2004-11-16➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AMOS AND RUSHBROOK LIMITED
- 2004-11-09➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-09➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Bryan Spooner Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
151 Masons Hill
Bromley
Kent
BR2 9HW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
SPOONER, Stephen Bryan→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARNE, Janet Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-11-16 · resigned 2015-04-17
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-09 · resigned 2004-11-16
WARNE, David Harry→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2004-11-16 · resigned 2015-09-08
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-09 · resigned 2004-11-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Capitalise Business Support Trading as Lets Do Business Finance Capitalise Business Support Limited Trading as Lets Do Business Finance | A registered charge | — | 05/01/2024 | 08/04/2025 | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/11/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-24