ANGLO MEXICAN MARINE INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04436398 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-13
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £1,153
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£137
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 107% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£16k£4k£23k£43k£62k£82kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4.2k£-12.3k
Current assets£81.5k£81.4k
Cash£137£266
Debtors£81.4k£81.2k
Net assets£1.2k£-15.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-04-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    HOWE, Doreen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-04-01
    ➕
    HOWE, Adam Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2006-04-01
    ➖
    HOWE, Terence Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2002-05-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANGLO MEXICAN MARINE INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2002-05-13
    ➕
    HOWE, Doreen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-13
    ➕
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-13
    ➖
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-05-13
    ➕
    HOWE, Terence Thomas appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-13
    ➕
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-05-13
    ➖
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 60. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Robert Howe
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

Ground Floor Oakhurst House
77 Mount Ephraim
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8BS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWE, Adam Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWE, Doreen→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-13 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-13 · resigned 2002-05-13
Resigned
HOWE, Terence Thomas→
director · ~89y · appointed 2002-05-13 · resigned 2006-04-01
Resigned
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-13 · resigned 2002-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-30