AMPLIFY SONGS 138 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08816768 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-16
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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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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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£0£16k£31k£47k£62k£78kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£77.5k
Current assets—£4.9k
Net assets—£77.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2023-12-17
    ➖
    TON MEDIA CYF resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2021-12-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-03-11
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    BYWATER, Thomas Lloyd appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-11
    ➖
    WAGG, Diane Yvonne resigned
    director
  18. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-03-11
    ➖
    BYWATER, Thomas Lloyd resigned
    director
  21. 2016-03-11
    ➕
    WAGG, Diane Yvonne appointed
    director
  22. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    TON MEDIA CYF appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    URQUHART, Graham Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    URQUHART, Graham Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  25. 2013-12-17
    ➕
    AMP CHANNEL MUSIC LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2013-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AMPLIFY SONGS 138 LIMITED
  27. 2013-12-16
    ➕
    BYWATER, Thomas Lloyd appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 138 Limited
Corporate parent
🏛️
Amp Channel Music Limited
Corporate parent
⬇
AMPLIFY SONGS 138 LIMITED
This company · 08816768

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Lloyd Bywater
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence28/05/2021
Amplify Records 138 Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence28/05/2021
Amp Channel Music Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/12/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Diane Yvonne Waggceased 11/03/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Thomas Lloyd Bywaterceased 27/12/2017· 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
Incorporated2013-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

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: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

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 LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
URQUHART, Graham Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
TON MEDIA CYF→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-09 · resigned 2023-12-17
Resigned
BYWATER, Thomas Lloyd→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-12-16 · resigned 2016-03-11
Resigned
WAGG, Diane Yvonne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-03-11 · resigned 2020-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29