AMICUS ASBESTOS SURVEYING LTD

💤Zombieactive
10754874 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-04
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-26
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMICUS ASBESTOS SURVEYING LTD
  15. 2017-05-04
    HATHAWAY, Clifford Stephen appointed
    director
  16. 2017-05-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clifford Stephen Hathaway
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 3, Bignell Park Barns
Chesterton
Bicester
OX26 1TD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HATHAWAY, Clifford Stephen
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-05-04
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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01