AMG FORWARDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04851641 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£3.04M

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other transportation support activities

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 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 £3,041,026

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£754k

Net Worth

£3.0m

Current Assets

£3.2m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£3.11M
Current assets	£3.16M
Cash	£754.0k
Debtors	£2.41M
Net assets	£3.04M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-06
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-01
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mortgage · MR01
2024-10-31
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mortgage · MR01
2024-10-29
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BIGLEY, Mark Stuart appointed
director
2024-10-29
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HARRIS, Richard George appointed
director
2024-10-29
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Alter Domus Trustees (UK) Limited (as Security Agent)
2024-10-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
2024-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-05-27
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THOMAS, Kevin appointed
director
2013-11-13
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BAXTER, Andrew Warren resigned
director
2003-07-31
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Company incorporated
As AMG FORWARDING LIMITED
2003-07-31
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GRIFFITHS, Andrew Michael appointed
secretary
2003-07-31
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GRIFFITHS, Andrew Michael appointed
director
2003-07-31
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-31
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-31
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BAXTER, Andrew Warren appointed
director
2003-07-31
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-07-31
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+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

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Amg Fulfilment Logistics Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Amg Fulfilment Logistics Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AMG FORWARDING LIMITED

This company · 04851641

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Amg Fulfilment Logistics Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	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

Incorporated2003-07-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

C73 Shelton Boulevard

Stoke On Trent

Staffordshire

ST1 5GQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31