AMK AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06088284 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£253.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £253,611
Cash YoY
+53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£167k
↑ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£254k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£549k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£110k£220k£329k£439k£549kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£255.3k£153.7k
Current assets£549.0k£409.1k
Cash£167.3k£109.0k
Debtors£262.0k£204.6k
Net assets£253.6k£141.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, David John Paul appointed
    director
  2. 2026-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-07-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-07-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-07-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-07-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-07-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-07-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-07-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2020-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-06-05
    ➖
    DUMMER, Matthew resigned
    secretary
  22. 2020-06-01
    ➖
    AMK CHAUFFEUR DRIVE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2020-06-01
    ➖
    DUMMER, Matthew resigned
    director
  24. 2020-06-01
    ➖
    FRASER, Graeme resigned
    director
  25. 2020-06-01
    ➖
    GLAZIER, Mark resigned
    director
  26. 2020-01-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2020-01-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2012-06-22
    ➖
    COOMBES, Helen resigned
    director
  29. 2011-08-02
    ➕
    LEAKE, Carl Simon appointed
    director
  30. 2011-08-02
    ➕
    COOMBES, Helen appointed
    director
  31. 2010-09-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  32. 2010-06-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
  33. 2009-11-01
    ➕
    FRASER, Graeme appointed
    director
  34. 2009-11-01
    ➕
    GLAZIER, Mark appointed
    director
  35. 2007-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMK AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
  36. 2007-02-07
    ➕
    DUMMER, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  37. 2007-02-07
    ➕
    AMK CHAUFFEUR DRIVE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2007-02-07
    ➕
    DUMMER, Matthew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 Carl Simon Leake
Individual · English · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2020
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Emma Glazierceased 01/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Graeme Fraserceased 01/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Debra Fraserceased 01/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Mark Glazierceased 01/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Matthew Dummerceased 01/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Nicola Dummerceased 01/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30990 — SIC 30990

Registered office

4 Millbrook Road
Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH41 1FL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, David John Paul→
director · ~44y · appointed 2026-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEAKE, Carl Simon→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUMMER, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2020-06-05
Resigned
AMK CHAUFFEUR DRIVE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2020-06-01
Resigned
COOMBES, Helen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-08-02 · resigned 2012-06-22
Resigned
DUMMER, Matthew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2020-06-01
Resigned
FRASER, Graeme→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-11-01 · resigned 2020-06-01
Resigned
GLAZIER, Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-11-01 · resigned 2020-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal assignment1 property28/09/201022/01/2020
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
Fixed charge on non-vesting debts and floating charge1 property24/06/201022/01/2020

Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-21