AMANDA GAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06210867 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£142
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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 (1 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
57 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £142
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,977 YoY
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£142
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£910£20.3k
Current assets£5.7k£24.7k
Cash£3.5k£5.5k
Debtors£2.2k£19.1k
Net assets£142£19.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-01-27
    ➖
    TOOLEY, Darren resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMANDA GAY LIMITED
  20. 2007-04-12
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Amanda Gay appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-12
    ➕
    TOOLEY, Darren appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-04-12
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-04-12
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-04-12
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-04-12
    ➖
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Ms Amanda Gay Middleton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Belfry House
Bell Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 1BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MIDDLETON, Amanda Gay→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOOLEY, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-12 · resigned 2014-01-27
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-12 · resigned 2007-04-12
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-12 · resigned 2007-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-27