AMUCO (ILMINSTER) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07059195 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£16.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,425

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£150k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£32k£65k£97k£129k£161kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£16.4k£16.4k
Current assets£149.8k£161.3k
Net assets£16.4k£16.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-09-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-09-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-26
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    capital · SH08
  11. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-04-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-04-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-02-01
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    DREW, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2019-02-01
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    GORDON, Ivor Christian appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-01
    ➕
    MCCANN, Jane Patricia appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-31
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    SHARP, Alexander George resigned
    director
  23. 2009-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AMUCO (ILMINSTER) LIMITED
  24. 2009-10-28
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-28
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  26. 2009-10-28
    ➕
    SHARP, Alexander George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Claire Louise Drew
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/02/2019
Mr Ivor Christian Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 11/1995 · age 31
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/02/2019
Miss Jane Patricia Mccann
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alexander George Sharpceased 01/02/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2009-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Hardwick House
Prospect Place
Swindon
SN1 3LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DREW, Claire Louise→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON, Ivor Christian→
director · ~31y · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCANN, Jane Patricia→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-10-28 · resigned 2009-10-28
Resigned
SHARP, Alexander George→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-10-28 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06