AMPLICON ELECTRONICS LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 |
| Cash | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-04-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-03-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-21📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AMPLICON ELECTRONICS LTD
- 2020-12-29➕CITRONI, Gina Maria appointeddirector
- 2020-12-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Amplicon Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amplicon Group Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/11/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Amplicon Group Limitedceased 20/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Miss Gina Maria Citroniceased 17/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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