AMELIA KNIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08803022 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-05

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£1.39M

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46450

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.3y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £1,386,980

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£25k

Net Worth

£1.4m

Current Assets

£540k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£1.50M
Current assets	£540.0k
Cash	£25.2k
Debtors	£514.7k
Net assets	£1.39M

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-10-31
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accounts · AA
2025-03-18
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officers · AP01
2025-03-17
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SALMON, Mark Winston appointed
director
2024-10-07
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accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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officers · TM01
2023-07-28
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SALMON, Mark Winston resigned
director
2023-01-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-01-26
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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mortgage · MR01
2022-03-14
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
2021-10-07
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accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
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mortgage · MR01
2020-01-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2020-01-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-01-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-12-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-12-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-09-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-09-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2014-01-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2014-01-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2013-12-05
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Company incorporated
As AMELIA KNIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED
2013-12-05
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SALMON, Lynn appointed
secretary
2013-12-05
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SALMON, Daniel Edward appointed
director
2013-12-05
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SALMON, David Brinley appointed
director
2013-12-05
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SALMON, Lynn appointed
director
2013-12-05
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SALMON, Paul James appointed
director
2013-12-05
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SALMON, Tiffany Lynn appointed
director
2013-12-05
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SALMON, Mark Winston appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SALMON, Mark Winston (same surname) appointed 2025-03-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-12-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

The Pavilions Knutsford Business Park

Mobberley Road

Knutsford

Cheshire

WA16 8ZR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-01

Last: 2025-11-17