AMI-CON SUPPLIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04026281 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-04
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1300 | 1300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-09📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-12-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-14📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-11-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-05📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-11-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-01➕DOAK, Ian George appointeddirector
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08➕PALMER, Rebekah Anne appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-08➕PALMER, Rebekah Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-06-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-06-01➖MCINTOSH, Jane resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-01➖MCINTOSH, Jane Mary resigneddirector
- 2014-02-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2009-10-01➕MCINTOSH, Jane Mary appointeddirector
- 2000-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AMI-CON SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2000-07-04➕PALMER, Paul Christopher appointeddirector
- 2000-07-04➕MCINTOSH, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-04➕WHBC NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-04➖WHBC NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-04➕WHBC NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-07-04➖WHBC NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PALMER, Rebekah Anne (same surname) appointed 2021-06-08. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rebekah Anne Palmer Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/06/2021 |
Mr Paul Christopher Palmer Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Jane Mary Mcintoshceased 01/06/2021· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2000-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit 9 & 10 Buckingham Road
Silverstone
Towcester
NN12 8TJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
PALMER, Rebekah Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOAK, Ian George→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-04-01
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PALMER, Paul Christopher→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2000-07-04
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PALMER, Rebekah Anne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCINTOSH, Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-04 · resigned 2021-06-01
WHBC NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-04 · resigned 2000-07-04
MCINTOSH, Jane Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2021-06-01
WHBC NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-04 · resigned 2000-07-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/02/2014 | 13/06/2022 |
Recent filings (84 total)
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-05-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-12-16
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-11-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-07
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-11-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08