AMS NEVE LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
05478352 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-10
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£11.85M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 26120SIC 26120
  • 27900SIC 27900
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Leverage-led grower with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 20.8y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,800,736
Turnover YoY
-9%
Year on year

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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover£11.85M£13.07M
Gross profit—£5.57M
Operating profit£1.77M£2.43M
Profit before tax£1.80M£2.43M
Average employees889200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2021-02-27
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    Charge satisfied #6
  8. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2018-11-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-29
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    capital · SH08
  14. 2017-11-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-09-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2017-09-15
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2017-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-08
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  19. 2011-01-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Sutcliffe Tool Company Limited
  20. 2011-01-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Sutcliffe Tool Company Limited (The Creditor)
  21. 2008-09-11
    ➖
    PLATT, Mark Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-07-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2008-07-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Mark Vallance Crabtree
  24. 2007-05-04
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    PLATT, Mark Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-04-30
    ➖
    COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-02-15
    ➖
    ORIBI INVESTMENTS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2006-12-15
    ➖
    GRIEME, Rudi resigned
    director
  28. 2006-12-15
    ➖
    GROTLOH, Andreas resigned
    director
  29. 2006-12-15
    ➕
    ORIBI INVESTMENTS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    GRIEME, Rudi appointed
    director
  31. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    GROTLOH, Andreas appointed
    director
  32. 2005-10-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 2005-09-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sae Technology Group Bv
  34. 2005-06-16
    ➕
    CRABTREE OBE, Mark Vallance appointed
    director
  35. 2005-06-16
    ➖
    COBBETTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  36. 2005-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AMS NEVE LIMITED
  37. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    COBBETTS LIMITED appointed
    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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

Engledene Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Engledene Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AMS NEVE LIMITED
This company · 05478352

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Engledene Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Vallance Crabtree Obeceased 31/07/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

Head Office
Billington Road
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 5UB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CRABTREE OBE, Mark Vallance→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLATT, Mark Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2008-09-11
Resigned
COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned
GRIEME, Rudi→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2006-12-15
Resigned
GROTLOH, Andreas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2006-12-15
Resigned
COBBETTS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2005-06-16
Resigned
ORIBI INVESTMENTS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-12-15 · resigned 2007-02-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property15/09/201727/02/2021
outstanding
The Sutcliffe Tool Company
The Sutcliffe Tool Company Limited
Legal charge1 property13/01/2011—
outstanding
The Sutcliffe Tool Company (The Creditor)
The Sutcliffe Tool Company Limited (The Creditor)
Debenture1 property13/01/2011—
outstanding
Mark Vallance Crabtree
Debenture1 property07/07/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property12/10/2005—
satisfied
Sae Technology Group Bv
Debenture1 property17/09/200508/07/2008
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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-30