AMAXE HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14766312 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (69/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£10k£5k£19k£34k£48k£63kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.6k
Current assets£62.9k
Cash£9.2k
Debtors£53.7k
Net assets£-9.5k
Average employees0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-03-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMAXE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  6. 2023-03-29
    JOHNSTON, Alastair appointed
    director
  7. 2023-03-29
    JOHNSTON, Amelie appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-29
    JOHNSTON, Amelie resigned
    director
  9. 2023-03-29
    JOHNSTON, Max appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-29
    JOHNSTON, Max resigned
    director
  11. 2023-03-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Trelawney Tresooth Cottages
Penwarne Rd, Mawnan Smith
Nr Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JOHNSTON, Alastair
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-03-29
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Active
JOHNSTON, Amelie
director · ~22y · appointed 2023-03-29 · resigned 2023-03-29
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Max
director · ~20y · appointed 2023-03-29 · resigned 2023-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-29