AMH ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

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04550342 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-01
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£38.2k
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
  • 69203Tax consultancy
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 (75/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,230

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£38k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£48k£65k£81kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£60.5k£49.2k
Current assets£80.8k£76.7k
Net assets£38.2k£21.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-26
    ➕
    CROPLEY, Gemma appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-06-26
    ➖
    HENWOOD, Mark Donald resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-06-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-06-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-01-11
    ➖
    HENWOOD, Amanda resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-01-11
    ➕
    HENWOOD, Mark Donald appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-01-11
    ➖
    HENWOOD, Mark Donald resigned
    director
  23. 2002-10-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMH ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    HENWOOD, Amanda appointed
    director
  25. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    HENWOOD, Amanda appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    HENWOOD, Mark Donald appointed
    director
  29. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Amanda Henwood
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

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

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CROPLEY, Gemma→
secretary · appointed 2019-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENWOOD, Amanda→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENWOOD, Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2007-01-11
Resigned
HENWOOD, Mark Donald→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2019-06-26
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
HENWOOD, Mark Donald→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2007-01-11
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-05