AMUSE LA BOUCHE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14699446 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£55.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £55,151
Net assets shrinking
Down £532 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£55k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£39k£59k£79k£99kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£55.2k£55.7k
Current assets£72.4k£98.6k
Net assets£55.2k£55.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
    MORLEY, Nigel James appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-04-30
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2026-04-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-09-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-03-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-03-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-05-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-05-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-10-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-10-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMUSE LA BOUCHE LIMITED
  16. 2023-03-02
    PALMER, Georgina Louise appointed
    director
  17. 2023-03-02
    📄
    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Georgina Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Unit 2 & 3 West Down Farm
Corton Denham
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 4LG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MORLEY, Nigel James
secretary · appointed 2026-04-30
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Active
PALMER, Georgina Louise
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-03-02
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-20