AMANDA JANES FLOWERS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15438315 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-24
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£15.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £15,580

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£16k
Current Assets
£78k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£17.3k
Current assets£77.8k
Net assets£15.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-02-07
    HOWARD, Frederick Mark appointed
    director
  6. 2024-01-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMANDA JANES FLOWERS LIMITED
  7. 2024-01-24
    CRANE, Barrie James appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-24
    WOOLFREY, Debra Patricia appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Debra Patricia Woolfrey
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/01/2024
Mr Barrie James Crane
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/01/2024

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
Incorporated2024-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760

Registered office

Vatax Accounting Ltd 18 Marsden Street
Poundbury
Dorchester
DT1 3DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CRANE, Barrie James
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-01-24
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Active
HOWARD, Frederick Mark
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-02-07
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Active
WOOLFREY, Debra Patricia
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-01-24
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-24