ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SERVICES LTD

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04300336 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-08
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees-1300-1200

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-11-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-11-01
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    JONES, Andrea Jane resigned
    secretary
  17. 2013-11-01
    ➖
    JONES, Andrea Jane resigned
    director
  18. 2005-08-26
    ➖
    JONES, Emlyn Rawson resigned
    director
  19. 2002-05-03
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    JONES, Richard Marc appointed
    director
  20. 2001-10-15
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-10-15
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2001-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SERVICES LTD
  23. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    JONES, Andrea Jane appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-10-08
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    JONES, Andrea Jane appointed
    director
  26. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    JONES, Emlyn Rawson appointed
    director
  27. 2001-10-08
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Marc Jones
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Unit 3 Norse Trade Park
Barn Road
Congleton
CW12 1GW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

JONES, Richard Marc→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Andrea Jane→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2001-10-15
Resigned
JONES, Andrea Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
JONES, Emlyn Rawson→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2005-08-26
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2001-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-17