AMF BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06563569 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-11

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	100	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-10-03
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accounts · AA
2025-01-16
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accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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accounts · AA
2022-07-22
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accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
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accounts · AA
2020-04-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-04-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-20
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accounts · AA
2020-01-23
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accounts · AA01
2020-01-06
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officers · TM01
2020-01-06
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officers · AP01
2019-12-03
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COSTA-MCFADDEN, Adriana appointed
director
2019-11-07
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MC FADDEN, Adrian Edward resigned
director
2019-01-15
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accounts · AA
2018-01-18
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accounts · AA
2016-12-24
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accounts · AA
2013-04-01
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COSTA -MC FADDEN, Adriana resigned
secretary
2013-04-01
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COSTA -MC FADDEN, Adriana resigned
director
2008-04-11
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Company incorporated
As AMF BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2008-04-11
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COSTA -MC FADDEN, Adriana appointed
secretary
2008-04-11
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COSTA -MC FADDEN, Adriana appointed
director
2008-04-11
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MC FADDEN, Adrian Edward appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Adriana Costa-Mcfadden Individual · Brazilian,Irish · DOB 03/1964 · age 62	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	07/11/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Adrian Edward Mc Faddenceased 07/11/2019· 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2008-04-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

29 Bullens Green Lane

Colney Heath

St Albans

Herts

AL4 0QR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-29

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COSTA-MCFADDEN, Adriana→

director · ~62y · appointed 2019-12-03

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Active

COSTA -MC FADDEN, Adriana→

secretary · appointed 2008-04-11 · resigned 2013-04-01

Resigned

COSTA -MC FADDEN, Adriana→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-04-11 · resigned 2013-04-01

Resigned

MC FADDEN, Adrian Edward→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-04-11 · resigned 2019-11-07

Resigned

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