AMPP SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06445402 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£52.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £52,933
Cash YoY
+349943%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
↑ 349943% YoY
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£205k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £85.4k | £70.7k |
| Current assets | £205.1k | £249.7k |
| Cash | £24.5k | £7 |
| Debtors | £180.6k | £249.7k |
| Net assets | £52.9k | £26.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-11➖LEE, Kelie Marie resigneddirector
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2020-12-10📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2015-05-01➕LEE, Kelie Marie appointeddirector
- 2007-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AMPP SERVICES LIMITED
- 2007-12-05➕JACKSON, Julie appointedsecretary
- 2007-12-05➕JACKSON, Andrew Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
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 69. 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 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
cleanNo 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 Andrew Daniel Jackson Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2007-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis
Registered office
2d Merlin Court
Lancaster Way Business Park
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3GN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
JACKSON, Andrew Daniel→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEE, Kelie Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2024-04-11
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-30