AMAZIN' BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07442372 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-17
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£30.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (3 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
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £30,478
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£30k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 693% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.5k | £29.9k |
| Current assets | £1.6k | £196 |
| Net assets | £30.5k | £29.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-09➕DAVIS, Emma Catherine appointeddirector
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-29📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AMAZIN' BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2010-11-17➕DAVIS, Verna appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-17➕DAVIS, Richard Louis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
29/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DAVIS, Emma Catherine (same surname) appointed 2025-04-09. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Louis Davis Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
14 Bowker Bank Avenue
Higher Crumpsall
Manchester
M8 4LF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
DAVIS, Emma Catherine→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-04-09
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DAVIS, Richard Louis→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-11-17
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-30