AMERIVITA LTD

🌱Startupactive
15980365 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
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
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (55/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
    SMITH, Lee Nicholas appointed
    director
  2. 2025-10-31
    O'BRIEN, Sean Matthew resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-31
    SELFE, William Arthur Edward resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-09-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-09-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-08-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-08-28
    O'BRIEN, Sean Matthew appointed
    director
  12. 2024-09-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMERIVITA LTD
  13. 2024-09-26
    SELFE, William Arthur Edward appointed
    director
  14. 2024-09-26
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    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 1.7 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: O'BRIEN, Sean Matthew resigned 2025-10-31; SELFE, William Arthur Edward resigned 2025-10-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Harriet Peaches Smith
Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37
75100%
75-100% shares06/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Arthur Edward Selfeceased 06/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2024-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Unit 8, Axiom Orbital Park
Hall Avenue
Ashford
Kent
TN24 0AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Lee Nicholas
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-10-31
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Active
O'BRIEN, Sean Matthew
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-08-28 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
SELFE, William Arthur Edward
director · ~71y · appointed 2024-09-26 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-26