AMS GROUP (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04504461 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-06
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-98.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (79/100)

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
69 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £97,988

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£98k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£934
↓ 9.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£98k-£78k-£58k-£39k-£19k£1kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-80.4k£-72.0k
Current assets£934£1.0k
Net assets£-98.0k£-94.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-10
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  4. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2015-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-08-25
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    STOREY, Janet Lesley resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-08-25
    ➖
    STOREY, Janet Lesley resigned
    director
  18. 2003-08-06
    ➖
    MELLOR, Stephen Edward resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-08-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMS GROUP (UK) LIMITED
  20. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    STOREY, Anthony Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    MELLOR, Stephen Edward appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    STOREY, Janet Lesley appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-08-06
    ➖
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    STOREY, Janet Lesley appointed
    director
  26. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-08-06
    ➖
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Anthony Martin Storey
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

10 Railway Court Ten Pound Walk
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN4 5FB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

STOREY, Anthony Martin→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MELLOR, Stephen Edward→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2003-08-06
Resigned
STOREY, Janet Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2008-08-25
Resigned
CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2002-08-06
Resigned
STOREY, Janet Lesley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2008-08-25
Resigned
CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2002-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09