A & M WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05024320 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-23
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (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
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
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees33

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-03-20
    ➖
    MORRISSEY, Paul Joseph, Prof resigned
    director
  8. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-02-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-02-27
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-03-23
    ➕
    ASHTON, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-03-23
    ➕
    ASHTON, Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2004-03-23
    ➖
    NEXUS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-03-23
    ➕
    MORRISSEY, Paul Joseph, Prof appointed
    director
  22. 2004-03-23
    ➖
    NEXUS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2004-03-16
    ➕
    NEXUS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2004-03-16
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-03-16
    ➕
    NEXUS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2004-03-16
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As A & M WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  28. 2004-01-23
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-01-23
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Mr Anthony Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Suite 9 The Old Fuel Depot Business Centre
Twemlow Lane
Twemlow
Cheshire
CW4 8GJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ASHTON, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Anthony→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEXUS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-16 · resigned 2004-03-23
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-23 · resigned 2004-03-16
Resigned
MORRISSEY, Paul Joseph, Prof→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-03-23 · resigned 2023-03-20
Resigned
NEXUS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-03-16 · resigned 2004-03-23
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-23 · resigned 2004-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-10