AMARCO ESTATES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC655549 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-25

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 22 → 23

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 22 → 23

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£32.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Real estate agencies

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

98000Residents property management

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

23 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £32,306

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£32k

Current Assets

£13k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-05
Total assets	£23.0k
Current assets	£12.7k
Net assets	£32.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-06-29
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accounts · AA
2026-03-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-05
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-10-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-08-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-25
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Company incorporated
As AMARCO ESTATES LTD
2020-02-25
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COMMINS, James Joseph appointed
director
2020-02-25
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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.
+No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Joseph Commins Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/02/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-02-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

18 Main Street

Coatbridge

ML5 3AE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COMMINS, James Joseph→

director · ~52y · appointed 2020-02-25

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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-06-29

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-03-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-10

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-12-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-30

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-06

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-12-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-08

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-01-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-03-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-02

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-01-05