AMTEK PLASTICS UK LIMITED
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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.9y
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | — | £194.4k |
| Net assets | — | £930.4k |
| Average employees | 12 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hh Cashflow Finance Limited
- 2015-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AMTEK PLASTICS UK LIMITED
- 2015-06-29➕LITTLE, Stewart appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Honge Kuang Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/10/2021 |
Mr Stewart Little Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/03/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Hh Cashflow Finance Hh Cashflow Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/07/2015 | 19/03/2021 |