AMARIS INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12085285 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-04
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.53M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,533,509
Cash YoY
+92%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£130k
↑ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£307k£613k£920k£1.2m£1.5mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Cash£130.0k£67.6k
Net assets£1.53M£1.12M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-16
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  9. 2021-12-14
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  10. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AMARIS INVESTMENTS LTD
  13. 2019-07-04
    VAN GELDER, Daniel Nathan appointed
    director
  14. 2019-07-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 7 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Nathan Van Gelder
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

45 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7BG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

VAN GELDER, Daniel Nathan
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-07-04
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2022-02-16
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-12-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05