AMA BUCHANAN INVESTMENTS LTD

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10267410 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£4.41M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,406,606
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3.3m
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£4.4m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£4.1m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£881k£1.8m£2.6m£3.5m£4.4mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£4.41M£3.91M
Current assets£4.14M£3.65M
Cash£3.34M£2.95M
Debtors£109.9k£31.3k
Net assets£4.41M£3.91M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2024-11-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2024-11-02
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2024-11-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2016-07-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMA BUCHANAN INVESTMENTS LTD
  17. 2016-07-07
    ➕
    BUCHANAN, Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2016-07-07
    ➕
    BUCHANAN, Mandy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUCHANAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Alexandra Buchanan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/07/2016
Mrs Mandy Buchanan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/07/2016
Mr Andrew Buchanan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

9 St. Georges Yard
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7LW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-20
Last: 2026-07-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BUCHANAN, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHANAN, Mandy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14