AMPLIFY RECORDS 135 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08683086 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-09
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18201
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£240-£240-£240-£240-£240-£240Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Net assets—£-240

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-08
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    TON MEDIA CYF resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2022-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-10-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-10-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-03-11
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    BYWATER, Thomas Lloyd appointed
    director
  20. 2020-03-11
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    MESSAGE, Brian John resigned
    director
  21. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    TON MEDIA CYF appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    URQUHART, Graham Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-04-04
    ➕
    URQUHART, Graham Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-04-03
    ➖
    BYWATER, Thomas Lloyd resigned
    director
  26. 2014-04-03
    ➕
    MESSAGE, Brian John appointed
    director
  27. 2013-10-31
    ➕
    AMP CHANNEL MUSIC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2013-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AMPLIFY RECORDS 135 LIMITED
  29. 2013-09-09
    ➕
    BYWATER, Thomas Lloyd appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Amplify Records 134 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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Amp Channel Music Limited
Corporate parent
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AMPLIFY RECORDS 135 LIMITED
This company · 08683086

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amplify Records 134 Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/09/2018
Mr Thomas Lloyd Bywater
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence28/05/2021
Amp Channel Music Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/09/2018
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Thomas Lloyd Bywaterceased 18/05/2021· significant influence
  • Share Nominees Limitedceased 20/09/2018· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Brian John Messageceased 11/03/2020· board control · significant influence
  • Mr Thomas Lloyd Bywaterceased 10/09/2018· board control · 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
Incorporated2013-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18201 — SIC 18201

Registered office

22 C/O Amp Channel Music Ltd
Portland Square
Bristol
BS2 8RZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BYWATER, Thomas Lloyd→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AMP CHANNEL MUSIC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
URQUHART, Graham Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-04 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
TON MEDIA CYF→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-09 · resigned 2023-09-08
Resigned
BYWATER, Thomas Lloyd→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-09-09 · resigned 2014-04-03
Resigned
MESSAGE, Brian John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-03 · resigned 2020-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-26