AMP GENERAL BUILDER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06240599 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-09

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-30	2023-12-30
Average employees	100	100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-07-29
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2024-09-16
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2023-09-29
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2022-09-01
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2021-09-24
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2020-11-13
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2019-10-01
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2018-07-23
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accounts · AA
2017-12-18
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2017-09-22
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accounts · AA01
2016-10-03
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address · AD01
2016-09-26
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accounts · AA
2016-06-02
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-30
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gazette · DISS40
2016-01-29
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accounts · AA
2010-05-09
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AD VALOREM COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-05-09
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Company incorporated
As AMP GENERAL BUILDER LIMITED
2007-05-09
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PAYNE, Adrian Mark appointed
director
2007-05-09
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AD VALOREM COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Mark Payne Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

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A G PROCTER LIMITED→ 05915556 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
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ALL 4 LTD→ 10380916 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
ALL GROUND LTD→ 15123129 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ALL SEASONS DRIVES LTD→ 16752169 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ALLAN HODGSON LTD→ 04248416 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	—	—
ALLEN LEONARD BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD→ 04665999 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
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AMBLESIDE ENGINEERING COMPANY (LAKES) LIMITED→ 00591137 · est 1957 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	68y	—	—
AMBLESIDE ROOFING LIMITED→ 11792591 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
AMQ SITE SERVICES LTD→ 16049785 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-05-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

3 Richmond Gardens

Millom

Cumbria

LA18 4HU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-15

Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PAYNE, Adrian Mark→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-05-09

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Active

AD VALOREM COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2010-05-09

Resigned

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