AMETRINE AESTHETICS LTD

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12675592 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-16
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 2024
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,361

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-05-31
Total assets£2.7k
Current assets£6.4k
Net assets£1.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMETRINE AESTHETICS LTD
  11. 2020-06-16
    ELDER, Bryony Ellen appointed
    director
  12. 2020-06-16
    📄
    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 6 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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Bryony Ellen Elder
Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Am Space Ground Floor Sieman's House
Carliol Square
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 6UF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ELDER, Bryony Ellen
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-06-16
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Recent filings (15 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-06-16