AMARA BATHROOMS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15766882 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-07
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-06-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-05-31
    MACLAUCHLAN, Geoffrey Charles Peter resigned
    secretary
  6. 2026-05-31
    APLIN, Bryony Revina resigned
    director
  7. 2026-05-31
    MACLAUCHLAN, Geoffrey Charles Peter resigned
    director
  8. 2026-05-31
    STREETS, Ruth resigned
    director
  9. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-10-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-09-30
    BORCHARD, Lisa Anne resigned
    director
  13. 2024-06-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2024-06-12
    MACLAUCHLAN, Geoffrey Charles Peter appointed
    secretary
  15. 2024-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMARA BATHROOMS LTD
  16. 2024-06-07
    MCCARTNEY, Ryan appointed
    director
  17. 2024-06-07
    APLIN, Bryony Revina appointed
    director
  18. 2024-06-07
    BORCHARD, Lisa Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2024-06-07
    MACLAUCHLAN, Geoffrey Charles Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2024-06-07
    STREETS, Ruth appointed
    director
  21. 2024-06-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-07

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-20

4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MACLAUCHLAN, Geoffrey Charles Peter resigned 2026-05-31; APLIN, Bryony Revina resigned 2026-05-31; MACLAUCHLAN, Geoffrey Charles Peter resigned 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan Mccartney
Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/06/2024
Ms Ruth Streets
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lisa Anne Borchardceased 30/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

The Grainger Suite Dobson House Regent Centre
Gosforth
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 3PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-07OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MCCARTNEY, Ryan
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-06-07
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Active
MACLAUCHLAN, Geoffrey Charles Peter
secretary · appointed 2024-06-12 · resigned 2026-05-31
Resigned
APLIN, Bryony Revina
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-06-07 · resigned 2026-05-31
Resigned
BORCHARD, Lisa Anne
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-06-07 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
MACLAUCHLAN, Geoffrey Charles Peter
director · ~74y · appointed 2024-06-07 · resigned 2026-05-31
Resigned
STREETS, Ruth
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-06-07 · resigned 2026-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-06-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-07