A M E ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02988200 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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  3. 2024-07-10
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  4. 2023-11-28
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2023-11-21
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  6. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2023-01-31
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  8. 2022-02-17
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  9. 2021-11-17
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  10. 2021-11-17
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  11. 2021-10-06
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  12. 2021-10-06
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    officers · CH03
  13. 2021-10-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-08-25
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    address · AD01
  15. 2021-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-26
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  17. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-10
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    EDWARDS, Michaella Andrea appointed
    secretary
  19. 2017-06-10
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    POSKETT, Melanie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-08-30
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    EDWARDS, Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2007-08-01
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    EDWARDS, Stuart Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2006-10-19
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    EDWARDS, Anne Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 1994-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A M E ENGINEERING LIMITED
  24. 1994-11-09
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    POSKETT, Melanie appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-11-09
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1994-11-09
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1994-11-09
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    EDWARDS, Anne Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 1994-11-09
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Michael Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Melanie Poskett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Salatin House
19 Cedar Road
Sutton
SM2 5DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

EDWARDS, Michaella Andrea→
secretary · appointed 2017-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Stuart Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POSKETT, Melanie→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-09 · resigned 2017-06-10
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-09 · resigned 1994-11-09
Resigned
EDWARDS, Anne Margaret→
director · ~87y · appointed 1994-11-09 · resigned 2006-10-19
Resigned
EDWARDS, Michael→
director · ~91y · appointed 1994-11-09 · resigned 2011-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-17