AMUSEMENT RESOURCE NETWORK LIMITED
- 71200Technical testing and analysis
Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.9k | £24.6k |
| Current assets | £44.3k | £26.9k |
| Cash | £298 | — |
| Debtors | £44.0k | — |
| Net assets | £-3.4k | £-363 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-17➕NICHOLLS, Alex Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-04-17➖SMITH, Howard Martin resigneddirector
- 2023-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AMUSEMENT RESOURCE NETWORK LIMITED
- 2021-08-04➕SMITH, Howard Martin appointeddirector
- 2021-08-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alex Robert Nicholls Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Howard Smithceased 17/04/2023· 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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