AMOR VINCIT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05338749 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-21
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-02
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  14. 2015-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  15. 2015-02-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AMOR VINCIT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  17. 2005-01-21
    ➕
    COSTELLO, Darren appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-01-21
    ➕
    COSTELLO, Heather appointed
    director
  19. 2005-01-21
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2005-01-21
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-01-21
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2005-01-21
    ➖
    WATERLOW 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 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 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.
  • 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
Heather Costello
Individual · British · DOB 11/1944 · age 82
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
Incorporated2005-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Venthams Limited Unit 8, Phoenix House
Redhill Aerodrome, Kings Mill Lane
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 5JY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

COSTELLO, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSTELLO, Heather→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-01-21
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Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2005-01-21
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2005-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30