AMAZING FOREST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09773497 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
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).

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, 4 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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
55
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-12-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-03-20
    KUZMENKOV, Oleg resigned
    director
  16. 2015-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AMAZING FOREST LIMITED
  17. 2015-09-11
    SHPARKOVICH, Pavel appointed
    director
  18. 2015-09-11
    KUZMENKOV, Oleg appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
Mr Oleg Kuzmenkov
Individual · Belarusian · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
2550%
25-50% shares20/12/2023
Mr Pavel Shparkovich
Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
2550%
25-50% shares10/09/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070

Registered office

18 Granville Avenue
Leicester
LE2 5FL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHPARKOVICH, Pavel
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-09-11
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Active
KUZMENKOV, Oleg
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-09-11 · resigned 2017-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14