AMPLISERVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04590895 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-14

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

£15.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33130

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £15,527

Cash YoY

+10%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£22k

↑ 9.6% YoY

Net Worth

£16k

↑ 178% YoY

Current Assets

£34k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£16.1k	£6.5k
Current assets	£34.2k	£29.8k
Cash	£21.6k	£19.7k
Debtors	£2.8k	£5.0k
Net assets	£15.5k	£5.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-08-16
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accounts · AA
2024-07-26
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accounts · AA
2023-08-11
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accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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accounts · AA
2021-08-14
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accounts · AA
2020-08-21
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accounts · AA
2019-08-10
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accounts · AA
2018-08-17
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accounts · AA
2017-08-24
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accounts · AA
2016-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-30
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accounts · AA
2014-12-01
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annual-return · AR01
2014-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-11-29
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annual-return · AR01
2008-11-14
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GRIFFIN, Stephen Martin resigned
secretary
2008-11-14
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CHURCHYARD, Eric Graham resigned
director
2008-11-14
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GRIFFIN, Stephen Martin resigned
director
2008-11-12
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ROSCOE, Richard William appointed
secretary
2007-02-16
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ROSCOE, Richard William appointed
director
2007-02-16
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CHURCHYARD, Rebecca resigned
secretary
2007-02-16
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GRIFFIN, Stephen Martin appointed
secretary
2007-02-16
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GRIFFIN, Stephen Martin appointed
director
2007-02-16
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WALSH, Martin Lee resigned
director
2002-11-14
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Company incorporated
As AMPLISERVE LIMITED
2002-11-14
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CHURCHYARD, Rebecca appointed
secretary
2002-11-14
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CHURCHYARD, Eric Graham appointed
director
2002-11-14
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WALSH, Martin Lee appointed
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard William Roscoe Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/11/2016

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

Incorporated2002-11-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33130 — SIC 33130

Registered office

Network House, Stafford Park 17

Telford

Shropshire

TF3 3DG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ROSCOE, Richard William→

secretary · appointed 2008-11-12

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Active

ROSCOE, Richard William→

director · ~72y · appointed 2007-02-16

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Active

CHURCHYARD, Rebecca→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2007-02-16

Resigned

GRIFFIN, Stephen Martin→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2008-11-14

Resigned

CHURCHYARD, Eric Graham→

director · ~79y · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2008-11-14

Resigned

GRIFFIN, Stephen Martin→

director · ~66y · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2008-11-14

Resigned

WALSH, Martin Lee→

director · ~78y · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2007-02-16

Resigned

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