ADVANCED MEETING SOLUTIONS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03851573 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-30
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
£-1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
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
88 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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,007
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,955 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 206% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.0k | £948 |
| Current assets | £1.8k | £5.3k |
| Net assets | £-1.0k | £948 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-01-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Opus 4 Logistics Limited
- 2002-01-24➕PARKER, Deborah appointedsecretary
- 2002-01-24➖CARTER, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2002-01-24➖CARTER, Ian resigneddirector
- 1999-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED MEETING SOLUTIONS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
- 1999-09-30➕PARKER, Richard John appointeddirector
- 1999-09-30➕CARTER, Ian appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-30➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-30➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-30➕CARTER, Ian appointeddirector
- 1999-09-30➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-09-30➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard John Parker Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/09/2016 |
Mrs Deborah Parker Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities
Registered office
26 Berrycroft Lane
Romiley
Stockport
Cheshire
SK6 3AU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
PARKER, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARTER, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 2002-01-24
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 1999-09-30
CARTER, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 2002-01-24
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 1999-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Opus 4 Logistics Opus 4 Logistics Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 15/01/2014 | 08/03/2017 |
Recent filings (88 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-11