AMS ACCOUNTANCY GROUP LIMITED

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04237574 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-19
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
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
92 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,635

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£727£1k£2k£3k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.6k£3.6k
Debtors£3.6k£3.6k
Net assets£3.6k£3.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-10-28
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  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-28
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  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-04
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-24
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  10. 2018-12-31
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  11. 2017-12-21
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  12. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-08
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    capital · SH03
  16. 2007-05-17
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    FRENCH, Barbara Annie resigned
    director
  17. 2005-04-06
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    FRENCH, Barbara Annie appointed
    director
  18. 2002-10-14
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    AMS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2002-10-14
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    BROMILEY, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-10-14
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    FRENCH, Barbara Annie resigned
    director
  21. 2002-06-19
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    GILBERTSON, Dawn Katrina resigned
    director
  22. 2002-02-28
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    FRENCH, Barbara Annie appointed
    director
  23. 2002-01-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Trw Pensions Trust LTD
  24. 2001-08-31
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    BROMILEY, Peter John appointed
    director
  25. 2001-08-31
    ➖
    SAUNDERS, Peter Michael, Cllr resigned
    director
  26. 2001-06-27
    ➖
    ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-06-27
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    PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-06-25
    ➕
    BROMILEY, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-06-25
    ➕
    GILBERTSON, Dawn Katrina appointed
    director
  30. 2001-06-25
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Peter Michael, Cllr appointed
    director
  31. 2001-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AMS ACCOUNTANCY GROUP LIMITED
  32. 2001-06-19
    ➕
    ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-06-19
    ➕
    PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Peter John Bromiley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Ms Philippa Jane Lackford
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

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

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

AMS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROMILEY, Peter John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROMILEY, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-25 · resigned 2002-10-14
Resigned
ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-19 · resigned 2001-06-27
Resigned
FRENCH, Barbara Annie→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-04-06 · resigned 2007-05-17
Resigned
FRENCH, Barbara Annie→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2002-10-14
Resigned
GILBERTSON, Dawn Katrina→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-19
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Peter Michael, Cllr→
director · ~86y · appointed 2001-06-25 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-19 · resigned 2001-06-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Trw Pensions Trust
Trw Pensions Trust LTD
Rent deposit deed1 property10/01/2002—
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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22