AMARET LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11007353 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£39.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 77341
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £39,701
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£63k
Net Worth
£40k
↑ 194% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.7k | £-41.7k |
| Current assets | £67.9k | £49.8k |
| Cash | £62.8k | — |
| Debtors | £5.2k | — |
| Net assets | £39.7k | £-42.2k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AMARET LIMITED
- 2017-10-11➕HOWELL, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-10-11➕HOWELL, Margaret Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2017-10-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Howell Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/10/2017 |
Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Howell Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/10/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77341 — SIC 77341
Registered office
C/O Whyfield Truro Business Park
Threemilestone
Truro
Cornwall
TR4 9LF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOWELL, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOWELL, Margaret Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25