AMPLAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07620677 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-03

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 May 2025

Net worth

£476.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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, 3 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

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 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

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £476,806

Cash YoY

+17%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£93k

↑ 17% YoY

Net Worth

£477k

↑ 1.6% YoY

Current Assets

£778k

↑ 1.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£476.8k	£469.5k
Current assets	£777.5k	£764.3k
Cash	£92.5k	£79.3k
Debtors	£685.0k	£685.0k
Net assets	£476.8k	£469.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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2026-04-22
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officers · TM01
2026-04-10
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LEWIS, Pamela, Mrs. resigned
director
2025-10-15
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2024-11-20
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2023-02-15
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2021-02-24
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2020-02-27
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2019-02-19
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2018-02-07
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accounts · AA
2016-05-31
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2015-05-28
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2011-05-03
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Company incorporated
As AMPLAN LIMITED
2011-05-03
➕
LEWIS, Pamela, Mrs. appointed
secretary
2011-05-03
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LEWIS, Alan Stuart appointed
director
2011-05-03
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LEWIS, Pamela, Mrs. appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr. Alan Stuart Lewis Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs. Pamela Lewisceased 10/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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CENTIVA CAPITAL UK LTD→ 12306117 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
CF GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED→ 12025521 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
CGL CONSULTING GROUP LTD→ 16767287 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CHALLENGER FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED→ 17038611 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CITY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD→ 15968501 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CJ HOLE FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD→ 16102317 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CLARKE ROBINSON & CO LTD→ 05603733 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
CLEAR INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 07107774 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
CLEARORBIT LIMITED→ 05457469 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-05-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

The Barn Southfield

Farleigh Road

Backwell

North Somerset

BS48 3PE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-05

Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LEWIS, Pamela, Mrs.→

secretary · appointed 2011-05-03

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Active

LEWIS, Alan Stuart→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-05-03

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Active

LEWIS, Pamela, Mrs.→

director · ~73y · appointed 2011-05-03 · resigned 2026-04-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-22

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-22

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officers · TM01

2026-04-22