AMS 1072 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04090052 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-13
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£593.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £593,882
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,169 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£593k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Net Worth
£594k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£594k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£131k£262k£394k£525k£656kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£593.9k£623.1k
Current assets£594.2k£655.9k
Cash£593.4k£636.1k
Debtors£772£19.8k
Net assets£593.9k£623.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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  2. 2025-07-15
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  3. 2024-07-31
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  4. 2023-05-22
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  5. 2022-05-09
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  6. 2021-03-23
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  7. 2020-06-08
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  8. 2019-06-24
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  9. 2018-07-03
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  10. 2017-08-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-07-07
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  12. 2016-07-14
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  13. 2015-10-22
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  14. 2015-06-26
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  15. 2014-10-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-10-01
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    DEMPSEY, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-09-14
    ➖
    AMS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2000-11-01
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Kevin appointed
    director
  19. 2000-11-01
    ➖
    ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2000-11-01
    ➕
    AMS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-11-01
    ➖
    PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2000-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AMS 1072 LIMITED
  23. 2000-10-13
    ➕
    ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2000-10-13
    ➕
    PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 Kevin Dempsey
Individual · American · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest13/10/2016
Mrs Catherine Mary Dempsey
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/10/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Delta 606 Welton Road
Delta Office Park
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN5 7XF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DEMPSEY, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEMPSEY, Kevin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-10-13 · resigned 2000-11-01
Resigned
AMS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2007-09-14
Resigned
PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-10-13 · resigned 2000-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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2025-10-17
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2025-07-15
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2024-10-14
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2024-07-31
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2023-10-13
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2023-05-22
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2022-10-13
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2022-05-09
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2021-10-13
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2021-03-23
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2020-10-20
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2020-06-08
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2019-10-22
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2019-06-24