AMR AERO LTD

💤Zombieactive
10297108 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-26
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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 (78/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
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£75k£150k£226k£301k£376kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£38.0k
Current assets£375.9k
Cash£264.9k
Debtors£31.8k
Net assets£38.0k
Average employees2

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2025-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-09-26
    JAMES, Oliver John resigned
    director
  14. 2024-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-08-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2024-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2024-08-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2024-08-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-10-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2019-11-01
    JAMES, Oliver John appointed
    director
  24. 2019-10-21
    JAMES, Robert John resigned
    director
  25. 2016-07-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMR AERO LTD
  26. 2016-07-26
    JAMES, William appointed
    director
  27. 2016-07-26
    JAMES, Robert John 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

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-25: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William James
Individual · British · DOB 11/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Oliver John Jamesceased 26/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-07-26
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JAMES, William
director · ~33y · appointed 2016-07-26
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Active
JAMES, Oliver John
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-11-01 · resigned 2024-09-26
Resigned
JAMES, Robert John
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-07-26 · resigned 2019-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-22