AMZ CATERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08209756 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-11
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
£12.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,081
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 243% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£11k£15k£19kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£66.0k£88.4k
Current assets£12.1k£18.9k
Cash£4.1k£13.4k
Debtors£4.1k£1.4k
Net assets£12.1k£3.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-03-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-03-07
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2016-08-30
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    PHAGURA, Surinder Singh appointed
    director
  18. 2016-08-30
    ➖
    PHAGURA, Amardeep Singh resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2012-10-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2012-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AMZ CATERING LIMITED
  22. 2012-09-11
    ➕
    PHAGURA, Amardeep Singh 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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Surinder Singh Phagura
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/09/2017
Mrs Parminder Phagura
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Surinder Singh Phaguraceased 31/08/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2012-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

9 Byford Court Crockatt Road
Hadleigh
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP7 6RD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PHAGURA, Surinder Singh→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-08-30
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Active
PHAGURA, Amardeep Singh→
director · ~36y · appointed 2012-09-11 · resigned 2016-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/12/2012—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/10/2012—
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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30