A M P WIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03633177 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-17

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£180.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25930

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.8y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £180,576

Net assets shrinking

Down £22,463 YoY

Cash YoY

-31%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£163k

↓ 31% YoY

Net Worth

£181k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Assets

£430k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£204.6k	£284.1k
Current assets	£429.7k	£566.1k
Cash	£162.8k	£234.3k
Debtors	£182.0k	£249.7k
Net assets	£180.6k	£203.0k

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

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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

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-05-17
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officers · CH01
2026-05-14
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officers · CH01
2026-05-13
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-05-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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officers · AP01
2023-05-03
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WOODWARD, Matthew appointed
director
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-10
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-05-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-26
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-01-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
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HOPWOOD, Gemma appointed
director
2020-10-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-24
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MORT, Michelle resigned
director
2020-07-24
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officers · TM01
2018-10-05
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MAWDSLEY, Nicola Michelle appointed
director
2018-10-05
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MORT, Michelle appointed
director
2014-09-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2014-08-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2009-05-08
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WILSON, Michael resigned
director
2007-06-29
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OWEN, Gerard Anthony resigned
director
2007-06-29
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OWEN, Phillip David resigned
director
1998-09-18
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PELHAM, Pamela appointed
secretary
1998-09-18
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PELHAM, Pamela appointed
director
1998-09-18
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-09-18
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OWEN, Gerard Anthony appointed
director
1998-09-18
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OWEN, Phillip David appointed
director
1998-09-18
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WILSON, Michael appointed
director
1998-09-18
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1998-09-17
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Company incorporated
As A M P WIRE LIMITED
1998-09-17
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-09-17
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Pamela Pelham Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-09-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25930 — SIC 25930

Registered office

Sun Iron Works

Ward Street

Chadderton

Oldham

OL9 9EX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-16

Last: 2026-01-02