AMELIA ROSE HOLDINGS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
09828448 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-16
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-212.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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, 1 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £212,640
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£213k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-212.6k | £-230.2k |
| Current assets | £83.2k | £109.4k |
| Net assets | £-212.6k | £-230.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-31➖SUMNER-PIKE, Rosemary Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➕SUMNER-PIKE, Paul Francis appointeddirector
- 2017-05-31➖NEWTON, Camilla Henrietta resigneddirector
- 2015-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AMELIA ROSE HOLDINGS LTD.
- 2015-10-16➕NEWTON, Camilla Henrietta appointeddirector
- 2015-10-16➕SUMNER-PIKE, Rosemary Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Francis Sumner-Pike Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/10/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Camilla Henrietta Newtonceased 30/11/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Rosemary Elizabeth Sumner-Pikeceased 30/11/2019· 50-75% shares
- Mrs Rosemary Elizabeth Sumner-Pikeceased 30/09/2017· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| ALOGEN LIMITED→ 08284626 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Strathmore 53 Bowleaze Coveway
Preston
Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 6PL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
SUMNER-PIKE, Paul Francis→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2017-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEWTON, Camilla Henrietta→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-10-16 · resigned 2017-05-31
SUMNER-PIKE, Rosemary Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2015-10-16 · resigned 2017-10-31
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-12-16