AMEX TRADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
13482496 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-29
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£-172.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £172,220
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£172k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£15.6k
Current assets£14.2k
Net assets£-172.2k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
    KAUR, Manpreet resigned
    director
  2. 2025-08-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-08-29
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-08-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-08-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-08-04
    SINGH, Jurawar appointed
    director
  7. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2025-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-27
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    address · AD01
  10. 2024-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-06-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-05-24
    ALI, Imran resigned
    director
  15. 2023-05-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-05-22
    KAUR, Manpreet appointed
    director
  19. 2023-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2023-05-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-06-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMEX TRADING LTD
  22. 2021-06-29
    ALI, Imran appointed
    director

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
Mr Jurawar Singh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
5075%
50-75% shares04/08/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Manpreet Kaurceased 29/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Imran Aliceased 24/05/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

Suite 8 Pemberton House
Stafford Park 1
Telford
TF3 3BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SINGH, Jurawar
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-08-04
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Active
ALI, Imran
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-06-29 · resigned 2023-05-24
Resigned
KAUR, Manpreet
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-05-22 · resigned 2025-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22