A.M. AUTOTECH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04750106 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£419.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £418,974
Cash YoY
+31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£661k
↑ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£419k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£738k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£148k£295k£443k£590k£738kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£434.0k£302.6k
Current assets£738.1k£561.7k
Cash£661.0k£504.5k
Debtors£67.1k£51.1k
Net assets£419.0k£285.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-05-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2003-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.M. AUTOTECH LIMITED
  17. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    MORRIS, Helen Marie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    MORRIS, Andrew Thomas Nelson appointed
    director
  19. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    MORRIS, Helen Marie appointed
    director
  20. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Marie Morris
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2017
Mr Andrew Thomas Nelson Morris
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2017

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
Incorporated2003-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Larkhill Road
Durrington
Wiltshire
SP4 8DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MORRIS, Helen Marie→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Andrew Thomas Nelson→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Helen Marie→
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21