AMR (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05615235 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-08
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-08-31
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-14
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-11-01
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    REDDING, Guner Ebru appointed
    director
  14. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-26
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  16. 2016-02-23
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    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2005-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AMR (UK) LIMITED
  18. 2005-11-08
    ➕
    REDDING, Malcolm Thomas appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-11-08
    ➕
    REDDING, Adam Malcolm appointed
    director
  20. 2005-11-08
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-11-08
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-11-08
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-11-08
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS 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 21 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Malcolm Redding
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
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
Incorporated2005-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

18 Holly Road, Cove
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 0EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

REDDING, Malcolm Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-08
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Active
REDDING, Adam Malcolm→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-11-08
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Active
REDDING, Guner Ebru→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-11-01
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2005-11-08
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2005-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-10