ADVANCED MACHINERY RELOCATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04470614 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-26
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-12-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-10-01
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    COTTON, Andrew resigned
    director
  10. 2020-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-03-06
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    COTTON, Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2009-07-01
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    CARRIO, Esteban Luis resigned
    director
  19. 2005-07-01
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    COTTON, Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2002-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED MACHINERY RELOCATIONS LIMITED
  21. 2002-06-26
    ➕
    COTTON, Jennifer Sarah appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-06-26
    ➕
    COTTON, Tony Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2002-06-26
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-06-26
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-06-26
    ➕
    CARRIO, Esteban Luis appointed
    director
  26. 2002-06-26
    ➕
    COTTON, Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2002-06-26
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-06-26
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 24 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 Tony Robert Cotton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Cottonceased 01/10/2020· 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
Incorporated2002-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

36 Orwell Crescent
Belton
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 9NZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

COTTON, Jennifer Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COTTON, Tony Robert→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-26 · resigned 2002-06-26
Resigned
CARRIO, Esteban Luis→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-06-26 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
COTTON, Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-06-26 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
COTTON, Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2010-03-06
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-26 · resigned 2002-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-18