AMALGAMATED CYBERNETICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07391874 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-29.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £29,725
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£393
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
-£30k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£393
↓ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£30k-£24k-£17k-£11k-£5k£1kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-29.7k£-28.1k
Current assets£393£1.3k
Cash£393£1.3k
Net assets£-29.7k£-28.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-21
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    POSPISIL, Stephen appointed
    director
  15. 2017-03-21
    ➖
    PRICE, Antony Douglas resigned
    director
  16. 2017-03-21
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-03-21
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2010-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AMALGAMATED CYBERNETICS LIMITED
  19. 2010-09-29
    ➕
    PRICE, Antony Douglas appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-09-29
    ➕
    PRICE, Antony Douglas 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Pospisil
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

20 St. James Street
Monmouth
NP25 3DL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PRICE, Antony Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-29
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Active
POSPISIL, Stephen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRICE, Antony Douglas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-09-29 · resigned 2017-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-15