AMG FOODS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06331357 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-01
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2019-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2018-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AMG FOODS LIMITED
  17. 2007-08-01
    GLUBA, Anna Krystyna appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-08-01
    GLUBA, Marcin Michal appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

A & M Ely Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
A & M Ely Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AMG FOODS LIMITED
This company · 06331357

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A & M Ely Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/07/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Anna Krystyna Glubaceased 01/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Marcin Michal Glubaceased 01/07/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2007-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

George Court
Bartholemews Walk
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 4JW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GLUBA, Anna Krystyna
secretary · appointed 2007-08-01
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Active
GLUBA, Marcin Michal
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-08-01
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Active

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Recent filings (47 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-08-14