AMACO CARE SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
13016775 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-13
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,974

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-30
Total assets£9.0k
Current assets£7.2k
Net assets£9.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2025-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-05-05
    ➖
    JOSEPH, Valentine resigned
    director
  10. 2023-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AMACO CARE SERVICES LTD
  14. 2020-11-13
    ➕
    JOSEPH, Amara appointed
    director
  15. 2020-11-13
    ➕
    JOSEPH, Valentine appointed
    director
  16. 2020-11-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 low
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
Ms Amara Joseph
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
50–75%
—50-75% shares13/11/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Valentine Josephceased 05/05/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2020-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

30 Fern Lodge Drive
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 8EG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JOSEPH, Amara→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-11-13
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Active
JOSEPH, Valentine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-11-13 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21