AMODEUS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08503207 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-43.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
  • 81222Specialised cleaning services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £43,842

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£44k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£44k-£31k-£18k-£6k£7k£20kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-42.9k£-26.7k
Current assets£18.9k£20.0k
Net assets£-43.8k£-29.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-07
    RODGER, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  10. 2019-02-07
    PHILIPSE, Peter David resigned
    director
  11. 2019-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-09
    PHILIPSE, Peter David appointed
    director
  16. 2017-02-09
    RODGER, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  17. 2017-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-02-09
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2013-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AMODEUS LIMITED
  20. 2013-04-24
    RODGER, Paul Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Anthony Rodger
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence08/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

266-268 Wickham Road Shirley
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 8BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RODGER, Paul Anthony
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-02-07
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Active
PHILIPSE, Peter David
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-02-09 · resigned 2019-02-07
Resigned
RODGER, Paul Anthony
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-04-24 · resigned 2017-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-28