AMC ACADEMY LTD

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14833984 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-28
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
£699
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £699
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,407 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£699
↓ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£699£2.1k
Current assets£5.1k£17.1k
Net assets£699£2.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-01-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-01-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMC ACADEMY LTD
  9. 2023-04-28
    CIOMAGA, Ana-Maria appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-28
    📄
    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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Ana-Maria Ciomaga
Individual · Romanian · DOB 06/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Bayford Close
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CIOMAGA, Ana-Maria
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-04-28
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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-28