AMS BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05081129 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-23
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£923
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £923

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£923
~ YoY
Current Assets
£922
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£185£369£554£738£923Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£923£923
Current assets£922£922
Net assets£923£923

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-12-31
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    HICKS, Duncan Patrick Raymond resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2021-12-08
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  8. 2021-01-02
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  9. 2019-12-30
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  10. 2018-12-27
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  11. 2017-12-29
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  12. 2017-01-20
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  13. 2016-02-14
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  14. 2016-01-16
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  15. 2015-02-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AMS BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2004-03-23
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Mark Stephen Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2004-03-23
    ➕
    HICKS, Duncan Patrick Raymond appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-03-23
    ➕
    SAMUELS, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-03-23
    ➖
    SAMUELS, Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-03-23
    ➕
    CITY LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2004-03-23
    ➖
    CITY LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 65 — 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 65. 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 Mark Stephen Charles Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

6 Litton Drive, Spondon
Derby
Derbyshire
DE21 7HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Mark Stephen Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HICKS, Duncan Patrick Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-23 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
SAMUELS, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-23 · resigned 2004-03-23
Resigned
CITY LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-03-23 · resigned 2004-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30