A.M.C. JETS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02747692 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-16
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 33.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£2.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,273,021
Net assets shrinking
Down £190,293 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.1m
↓ 6.6% YoY
Net Worth
£2.3m
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£2.4m
↓ 7.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£523k£1.0m£1.6m£2.1m£2.6mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£2.28M£2.46M
Current assets£2.42M£2.62M
Cash£1.11M£1.19M
Debtors£606.0k£436.0k
Net assets£2.27M£2.46M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-09-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2024-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-05-19
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    STANWAY, Stephen Ronald David resigned
    director
  10. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-17
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    GRINNELL, Paul resigned
    director
  16. 2020-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2016-11-25
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    CROSSMAN, John Francis resigned
    director
  21. 2015-01-02
    ➕
    GRINNELL, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    STANWAY, Stephen Ronald David appointed
    director
  23. 2009-10-28
    ➕
    CROSSMAN, Richard John appointed
    director
  24. 2007-02-01
    ➕
    CROSSMAN, Ann Marguerite appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-02-01
    ➖
    WHITTALL, Ronald Edward resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2005-05-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1994-09-12
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    CROSSMAN, John Francis appointed
    director
  29. 1993-01-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  30. 1992-10-05
    ➕
    CROSSMAN, Ann Marguerite appointed
    director
  31. 1992-10-05
    ➕
    WHITTALL, Ronald Edward appointed
    secretary
  32. 1992-10-05
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1992-10-05
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1992-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A.M.C. JETS LIMITED
  35. 1992-09-16
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1992-09-16
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ann Marguerite Crossman
Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Francis Crossmanceased 04/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Lakeside Business Park Unit 3
Lichfield Road
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B78 3NT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CROSSMAN, Ann Marguerite→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-01
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Active
CROSSMAN, Ann Marguerite→
director · ~78y · appointed 1992-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROSSMAN, Richard John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITTALL, Ronald Edward→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-05 · resigned 2007-02-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-16 · resigned 1992-10-05
Resigned
CROSSMAN, John Francis→
director · ~79y · appointed 1994-09-12 · resigned 2016-11-25
Resigned
GRINNELL, Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-01-02 · resigned 2020-01-17
Resigned
STANWAY, Stephen Ronald David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2023-05-19
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-09-16 · resigned 1992-10-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/05/2005—
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property15/01/199303/08/2005
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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-27
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28