AM REFRIGERATION (COMMERCIAL) LTD

💤Zombieactive
05967215 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-16
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (1 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
66 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2014-02-01
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    QUINTESSENTIAL BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    LAWRENCE, Adrian resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-10-01
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    QUINTESSENTIAL BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Adrian appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    TOWNEND, Andrew Paul resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-01-01
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    TOWNEND, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2006-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AM REFRIGERATION (COMMERCIAL) LTD
  23. 2006-10-16
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    BUSH, Michael James appointed
    director
  24. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    TOWNEND, Andrew Paul appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-10-16
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    TOWNEND, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-10-16
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

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 Michael James Bush
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
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
Incorporated2006-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

5c Market Street
Malton
YO17 7LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BUSH, Michael James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWRENCE, Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
TOWNEND, Andrew Paul→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned
QUINTESSENTIAL BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
TOWNEND, Andrew Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29