AMADEUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13709718 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-27 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-17➖DAVENPORT, William George resigneddirector
- 2024-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AMADEUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-10-28➕VAN ZYL, Austin Anthony Branko appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➕VAN ZYL, V Chris appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➕DAVENPORT, William George appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr V Chris Van Zyl Individual · Canadian · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William George Davenportceased 31/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ARIZIA VENTURES LIMITED→ 16532512 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARLINGTON WESTCOUNTRY DEBTCO PLC→ 12154278 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARMITAGE INDUSTRIAL 4 LIMITED→ 15258460 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARMORICA LTD→ 12324390 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG GROUP LIMITED→ 11428025 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARROW ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED→ 15459634 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARROW III LIMITED→ 13539304 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARROW IV LIMITED→ 13941847 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARROW MIDCO LIMITED→ 15459359 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARROW REIT INVESTMENT LIMITED→ 15336350 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARROW REIT MASTER LIMITED→ 15333025 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARROW V LIMITED→ 13941864 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies
Registered office
123 123 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4JQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
VAN ZYL, Austin Anthony Branko→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2021-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VAN ZYL, V Chris→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVENPORT, William George→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2021-10-28 · resigned 2025-01-17
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-28