AMC EXPRESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04638176 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-15

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£23.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Postal activities under universal service obligation

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 19.7y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £23,010

Net assets shrinking

Down £22,754 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£23k

↓ 50% YoY

Current Assets

£152k

↓ 9.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£23.0k	£45.8k
Current assets	£151.7k	£167.7k
Net assets	£23.0k	£45.8k

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

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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2025-03-19
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2024-03-21
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2023-02-24
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2022-03-31
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2021-03-31
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2020-03-29
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2019-03-30
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2018-03-29
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2017-03-29
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accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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accounts · AA
2016-02-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-15
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address · AD01
2015-03-25
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accounts · AA
2015-02-19
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annual-return · AR01
2011-02-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Ellis of Richmond Limited
2006-10-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ellis of Richmond Limited
2003-07-28
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TAYLOR, Roger Sewell resigned
secretary
2003-07-28
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TAYLOR, Roger Sewell resigned
director
2003-06-10
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CORSIE, Lubaina appointed
secretary
2003-06-10
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CORSIE, Alan Macbeth appointed
director
2003-01-15
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Company incorporated
As AMC EXPRESS LIMITED
2003-01-15
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TAYLOR, Roger Sewell appointed
secretary
2003-01-15
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TAYLOR, Roger Sewell appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Macbeth Corsie Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-01-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC53100 — Postal activities under universal service obligation

Registered office

Bullswater Cottage Bullswater Lane, Bullswater Common

Pirbright

Woking

Surrey

GU24 0LY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-29

Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CORSIE, Lubaina→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-10

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Active

CORSIE, Alan Macbeth→

director · ~58y · appointed 2003-06-10

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Active

TAYLOR, Roger Sewell→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-07-28

Resigned

TAYLOR, Roger Sewell→

director · ~82y · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-07-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Ellis of Richmond Ellis of Richmond Limited	Rent deposit deed	1 property	28/02/2011	—
	outstanding	Ellis of Richmond Ellis of Richmond Limited	Deed of rent deposit	1 property	24/10/2006	—

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