AMELWOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

NI018115 · ltd · incorporated 1985-01-21

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 40.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 40.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

172 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	300	300

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-11-21
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officers · TM01
2025-11-19
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accounts · AA
2025-11-10
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MORTON, Robin Osborne resigned
director
2025-09-24
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officers · TM02
2025-09-17
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officers · AP03
2025-09-17
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address · AD01
2025-09-12
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MORTON, Robin Osborne resigned
secretary
2025-09-05
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HEGARTY, Patrick Gerard appointed
secretary
2025-04-09
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officers · AP01
2025-03-31
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HEGARTY, Patrick Gerard appointed
director
2024-11-19
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accounts · AA
2024-08-21
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officers · CH01
2024-08-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-06-11
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capital · SH01
2018-06-07
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capital · SH06
2014-06-20
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BONNEY, Michael George resigned
director
2012-03-27
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HEGAN, Robert Jonathan appointed
director
2010-03-31
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MILLINGTON, Gordon Stopford resigned
director
2009-06-06
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MILLINGTON, Kathryn Margaret appointed
director
2006-10-02
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BONNEY, Michael George appointed
director
2005-09-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2005-08-31
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Charge satisfied #1
2005-01-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2002-01-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
1989-05-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Tsb Northern Ireland LTD
1988-02-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
1985-10-09
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Northern Bank Limited
1985-01-21
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Company incorporated
As AMELWOOD LIMITED
1985-01-21
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MCCLURE, Fergus Shaun appointed
director
1985-01-21
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MORTON, Robin Osborne appointed
secretary
1985-01-21
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MILLINGTON, Gordon Stopford appointed
director
1985-01-21
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MORTON, Robin Osborne appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 41 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 41 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: MORTON, Robin Osborne resigned 2025-09-12; MORTON, Robin Osborne resigned 2025-11-10

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1985-01-21

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

3 Croft Hill

Belfast

BT8 6GX

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31