A.M. TRANSFORMERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03610302 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-05

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 27110

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	300	300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-14
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PAYNE, Caralyn Dawn appointed
director
2026-02-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-05-18
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-10-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-10-10
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SMITH, Angus appointed
secretary
2021-10-10
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BUCKLE, Mark Philip resigned
secretary
2021-10-10
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BUCKLE, Mark Philip resigned
director
2020-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-09
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BUCKLE, Emma Louise resigned
director
2013-07-01
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AUSTIN SMITH, Lindsay Jayne resigned
director
2009-10-01
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AUSTIN SMITH, Lindsay Jayne appointed
director
2009-10-01
➕
BUCKLE, Emma Louise appointed
director
1998-10-20
➖
AUSTIN, Lindsay Jayne resigned
secretary
1998-10-20
➕
BUCKLE, Mark Philip appointed
secretary
1998-10-20
➖
AUSTIN, Lindsay Jayne resigned
director
1998-10-20
➖
BUCKLE, Jemma Louise resigned
director
1998-10-08
➕
SMITH, Angus appointed
director
1998-10-08
➕
AUSTIN, Lindsay Jayne appointed
secretary
1998-10-08
➖
DARVILL, Terry John resigned
secretary
1998-10-08
➕
BUCKLE, Jemma Louise appointed
director
1998-10-08
➕
BUCKLE, Mark Philip appointed
director
1998-08-05
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Company incorporated
As A.M. TRANSFORMERS LIMITED
1998-08-05
➕
DARVILL, Terry John appointed
secretary
1998-08-05
➕
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-08-05
➖
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-08-05
➕
AUSTIN, Lindsay Jayne appointed
director
1998-08-05
➕
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-08-05
➖
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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

clean

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

Group structure

Ac Group Of Companies Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ac Group Of Companies Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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A.M. TRANSFORMERS LIMITED

This company · 03610302

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ac Group Of Companies Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	18/09/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Angus Smithceased 18/09/2024· 25-50% shares

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-08-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC27110 — SIC 27110

Registered office

35 Ray Mill Road East

Maidenhead

SL6 8SW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

SMITH, Angus→

secretary · appointed 2021-10-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PAYNE, Caralyn Dawn→

director · ~54y · appointed 2026-02-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Angus→

director · ~54y · appointed 1998-10-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

AUSTIN, Lindsay Jayne→

secretary · appointed 1998-10-08 · resigned 1998-10-20

Resigned

BUCKLE, Mark Philip→

secretary · appointed 1998-10-20 · resigned 2021-10-10

Resigned

DARVILL, Terry John→

secretary · appointed 1998-08-05 · resigned 1998-10-08

Resigned

BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-05 · resigned 1998-08-05

Resigned

AUSTIN, Lindsay Jayne→

director · ~55y · appointed 1998-08-05 · resigned 1998-10-20

Resigned

AUSTIN SMITH, Lindsay Jayne→

director · ~55y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2013-07-01

Resigned

BUCKLE, Emma Louise→

director · ~53y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2019-05-09

Resigned

BUCKLE, Jemma Louise→

director · ~55y · appointed 1998-10-08 · resigned 1998-10-20

Resigned

BUCKLE, Mark Philip→

director · ~58y · appointed 1998-10-08 · resigned 2021-10-10

Resigned

DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-05 · resigned 1998-08-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

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

accounts · AA

2026-03-02

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-26

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

address · AD01

2026-02-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-20

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

accounts · AA

2025-05-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-17

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-10-17

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-10-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-07

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

accounts · AA

2024-01-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-10

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

accounts · AA

2023-06-01

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2023-05-18

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2023-05-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-10