B C AMOS & SON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07816489 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-19
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£183.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (76/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £183,495

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£183k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£126k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£73k£110k£147k£183kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£204.3k£210.2k
Current assets£126.3k£145.6k
Net assets£183.5k£180.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-09-30
    ➖
    AMOS, Christopher Brian resigned
    director
  9. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2011-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As B C AMOS & SON LIMITED
  18. 2011-10-19
    ➕
    AMOS, Brian Charles appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-10-19
    ➕
    AMOS, Brian Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-19
    ➕
    AMOS, Christopher Brian 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AMOS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 70 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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Charles Amos
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/10/2016

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
Incorporated2011-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

7 Canonford Avenue
Eardisley
Hereford
HR3 6PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AMOS, Brian Charles→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-19
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Active
AMOS, Brian Charles→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-10-19
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Active
AMOS, Christopher Brian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-10-19 · resigned 2022-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-19