A.M. MILES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04487604 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-16
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
70 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,960
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£385
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 501% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£738£15k£30k£45k£61k£76kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£19.2k£19.1k
Current assets£76.1k£72.5k
Cash£385£481
Debtors£21.5k£33.9k
Net assets£3.0k£-738

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-10-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-10-15
    ➕
    THOMAS, Sarah-Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-10-15
    ➖
    CARR, Stephanie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-07-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.M. MILES LIMITED
  21. 2002-07-16
    ➕
    MILES, Andrena Margaret appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-16
    ➕
    CARR, Stephanie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-07-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-07-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MILES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Andrena Margaret Miles
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Andrena Margaret Milesceased 21/10/2023· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2002-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

4 Longlands
West End Gardens
Fairford
Glos
GL7 4LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last: 2026-07-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

THOMAS, Sarah-Jane→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILES, Andrena Margaret→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARR, Stephanie→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-16 · resigned 2012-10-15
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-16 · resigned 2002-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26