AAM SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04293761 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-25
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£27.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
92 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 £27,555
Cash YoY
+558%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£92k
↑ 558% YoY
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£155k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£33k£66k£100k£133k£166kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£27.6k£27.1k
Current assets£154.9k£165.9k
Cash£92.2k£14.0k
Debtors£62.7k£151.9k
Net assets£27.6k£27.1k

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
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-23
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-11-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-12-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-12-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-12-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-01-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2020-11-01
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    KILLICK, Colin James appointed
    director
  17. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-01
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    KILLICK, James Nicholas resigned
    director
  19. 2020-01-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2019-12-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2016-06-23
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    KILLICK, Marion resigned
    director
  22. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    KILLICK, Colin James resigned
    director
  23. 2010-10-01
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    KILLICK, James Nicholas appointed
    director
  24. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    KILLICK, Colin James appointed
    director
  25. 2001-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AAM SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
  26. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    KILLICK, Trevor James appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    KILLICK, Trevor James appointed
    director
  28. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-09-25
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    KILLICK, Marion appointed
    director
  31. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2001-09-25
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trevor James Killick
Individual · British · DOB 09/1941 · age 85
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Orchard House
Bellamy Road
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

KILLICK, Trevor James→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KILLICK, Colin James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KILLICK, Trevor James→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2001-09-25
Resigned
KILLICK, Colin James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned
KILLICK, James Nicholas→
director · ~39y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
KILLICK, Marion→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2016-06-23
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2001-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-30