AMATI INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08506963 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-26
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£922.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £922,050
Cash draining
Cash down 75% YoY
Cash YoY
-75%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£123k
↓ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£922k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £924.5k | £760.2k |
| Current assets | £1.16M | £1.48M |
| Cash | £123.4k | £493.2k |
| Debtors | £1.01M | £969.0k |
| Net assets | £922.0k | £740.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-05-28➕BUCHANAN, James Keasley appointeddirector
- 2013-05-28➕BUCHANAN, Sarah Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2013-05-28➖TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-05-28➖BRACKEN, Ruth resigneddirector
- 2013-05-28➖TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2013-05-28➖TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2013-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AMATI INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
- 2013-04-26➕TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-04-26➕BRACKEN, Ruth appointeddirector
- 2013-04-26➕TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2013-04-26➕TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sarah Alexandra Buchanan Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr James Keasley Buchanan Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Hugh Francis Richards Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Elm House
Llancayo Court
Usk
Monmouthshire
NP15 1HY
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BUCHANAN, James Keasley→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-05-28
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BUCHANAN, Sarah Alexandra→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-05-28
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TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2013-05-28
BRACKEN, Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2013-05-28
TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2013-05-28
TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2013-05-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/03/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-14