AMPEC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04186064 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-23
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 May 2025
Net worth
£226
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £226
Net assets shrinking
Down £476 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 71% YoY
Cash YoY
-71%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 71% YoY
Net Worth
£226
↓ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£107k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£51k£77k£102k£128kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-302024-05-30
Total assets£15.2k£35.6k
Current assets£106.7k£127.8k
Cash£9.7k£34.1k
Debtors£95.5k£92.2k
Net assets£226£702

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
6
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2026-03-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2026-03-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-03-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-05-31
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, Carrie Patricia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-05-31
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, Carrie Patricia appointed
    director
  19. 2017-05-31
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, Stephen Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 2017-05-31
    ➖
    COOPER, Edward resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-05-31
    ➖
    COOPER, Edward resigned
    director
  22. 2017-05-31
    ➖
    COOPER, Patricia resigned
    director
  23. 2001-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AMPEC LIMITED
  24. 2001-03-23
    ➕
    COOPER, Edward appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-03-23
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-03-23
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-03-23
    ➕
    COOPER, Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2001-03-23
    ➕
    COOPER, Patricia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Ampec Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ampec Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
AMPEC LIMITED
This company · 04186064

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ampec Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/06/2017
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Carrie Patricia Gallagherceased 13/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Stephen Patrick Gallagherceased 13/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Edward Cooperceased 13/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Patricia Cooperceased 13/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2001-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

84 Turpin Green Lane
Leyland
Preston
PR25 3HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GALLAGHER, Carrie Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLAGHER, Carrie Patricia→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLAGHER, Stephen Patrick→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Edward→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-23 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-23 · resigned 2001-03-23
Resigned
COOPER, Edward→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-03-23 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
COOPER, Patricia→
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-03-23 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-03-07