AMTEK PLASTICS UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09660777 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20160
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. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.9y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
38 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£186k£372k£558k£744k£930kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£194.4k
Net assets£930.4k
Average employees12

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-04-07
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-04-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-03-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  14. 2021-03-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2021-03-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-07-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hh Cashflow Finance Limited
  21. 2015-06-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AMTEK PLASTICS UK LIMITED
  22. 2015-06-29
    LITTLE, Stewart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Honge Kuang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/10/2021
Mr Stewart Little
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2015-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20160 — SIC 20160

Registered office

Unit 7 International House Battle Road
Heathfield Industrial Estate
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 6RY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LITTLE, Stewart
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-06-29
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/03/2021
satisfied
Hh Cashflow Finance
Hh Cashflow Finance Limited
A registered charge22/07/201519/03/2021
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-17