AMTEL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05778199 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-11
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-78.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £78,181
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£78k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£497
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-78.2k | £-70.3k |
| Current assets | £497 | £998 |
| Cash | — | £592 |
| Debtors | £497 | £406 |
| Net assets | £-78.2k | £-70.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-09➕BAK, Marzenna appointeddirector
- 2021-11-09➖DI PINTO, Agnieszka Karolina resigneddirector
- 2018-10-26➖BAK, Marzenna resignedsecretary
- 2018-10-26➕DI PINTO, Agnieszka Karolina appointeddirector
- 2006-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AMTEL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
- 2006-04-11➕BAK, Mieczyslam Adam appointeddirector
- 2006-04-11➕BAK, Marzenna appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Marzenna Bak Individual · Polish · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/11/2021 |
Mr Mieczyslam Adam Bak Individual · Polish · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Agnieszka Karolina Di Pintoceased 09/11/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Marzenna Bakceased 19/12/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
Ground Floor Keble House
Southernhay Gardens
Exeter
Devon
EX1 1NT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BAK, Marzenna→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAK, Mieczyslam Adam→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAK, Marzenna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2018-10-26
DI PINTO, Agnieszka Karolina→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2018-10-26 · resigned 2021-11-09
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Recent filings (73 total)
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2026-05-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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2025-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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address · AD01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25