ADVANCED MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04296787 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-01

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	-1000	-1000

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2025-07-06
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officers · AP01
2025-07-06
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officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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accounts · AA
2025-07-01
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HUGHES, Gareth appointed
director
2025-07-01
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MICIC, Matthew appointed
director
2024-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-06-06
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address · AD01
2024-05-31
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address · AD01
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
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officers · AP01
2022-03-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-01
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MICIC, Nathan appointed
director
2021-05-28
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accounts · AA
2021-05-21
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officers · CH01
2021-05-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-29
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accounts · AA
2019-05-15
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accounts · AA
2018-07-17
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accounts · AA
2017-02-15
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-02-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hh Cashflow Finance Limited
2016-06-15
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JENKINS, Gareth resigned
director
2016-06-15
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SALTMARSH, Karl resigned
director
2015-03-01
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JENKINS, Gareth appointed
director
2008-09-01
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SALTMARSH, Karl appointed
director
2002-04-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2002-03-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited T/a Alex Lawrie Factors
2001-10-01
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2001-10-01
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MICIC, Carolyn Mary appointed
secretary
2001-10-01
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MICIC, Michael appointed
director
2001-10-01
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WILLIAMS, Nicholas appointed
director
2001-10-01
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BICCOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-10-01
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BICCOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2001-10-01
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MCDONALD, Duncan appointed
director
2001-10-01
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MCDONALD, Duncan resigned
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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Micic Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Nicholas Williamsceased 01/03/2022· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2001-10-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

Office 7 Castlegate Business Park

Caldicot

NP26 5AD

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-20

Last: 2025-07-06