AMADEUS WHYTE LTD

💤Zombieactive

11335569 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-28

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£-8.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.3y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £8,232

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£8k

↓ 998% YoY

Current Assets

£235

↓ 42% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£-7.6k	£-750
Current assets	£235	£402
Net assets	£-8.2k	£-750

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-05-29
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-04-30
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BAKSHI, Sundeep resigned
director
2020-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-06
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2019-04-15
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mortgage · MR01
2019-04-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
2018-04-28
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Company incorporated
As AMADEUS WHYTE LTD
2018-04-28
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WHYTE, David Michael appointed
director
2018-04-28
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BAKSHI, Sundeep appointed
director
2018-04-28
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WHYTE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Michael Whyte Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	30/04/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Talent Forte Holdings Limitedceased 30/04/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

Incorporated2018-04-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Croft House Moat Lane

Alphamstone

Bures

Suffolk

CO8 5HD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-11

Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WHYTE, David Michael→

director · ~44y · appointed 2018-04-28

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Active

BAKSHI, Sundeep→

director · ~52y · appointed 2018-04-28 · resigned 2020-04-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)	A registered charge	—	12/04/2019	—

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