AMIDRIBS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09340307 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-04
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
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200200

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2018-07-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-01-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-01-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-01-05
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-01-05
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-01-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-12-04
    BIRD, Christopher Donald appointed
    director
  18. 2017-12-04
    DAVIS, Timothy Henry William resigned
    director
  19. 2014-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AMIDRIBS LIMITED
  20. 2014-12-04
    DAVIS, Timothy Henry William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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 Christopher Donald Bird
Individual · English · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75100%
75-100% shares04/12/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy Henry William Davisceased 04/12/2017· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Whitehill
Ravenspoint Road
Trearddur Bay
Anglesey
LL65 2AX
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BIRD, Christopher Donald
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-12-04
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Active
DAVIS, Timothy Henry William
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-12-04 · resigned 2017-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-11-20