ASSOCIATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10848876 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-04
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
  19. 2017-07-04
    SHAH, Parin Ramesh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-29

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Parin Ramesh Shah
Individual · Indian · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
sig. influencesignificant influence04/07/2017

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
Incorporated2017-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

8 Norbreck Parade
London
NW10 7HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SHAH, Parin Ramesh
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-07-04
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30