A.M. (CUMBRIA) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06718666 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-08
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-08-20
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  3. 2023-08-01
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  4. 2022-09-01
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  5. 2021-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  6. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2020-09-08
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  8. 2019-08-28
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  9. 2018-08-29
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  10. 2017-08-14
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  11. 2017-08-09
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2016-08-09
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  13. 2015-11-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-21
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  15. 2014-11-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-05-15
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    ROBINSON, Jayne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-12-09
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    MCINTOSH, John Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2011-12-09
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    ROBINSON, Jayne resigned
    director
  19. 2008-11-30
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    MCINTOSH, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2008-11-30
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Jayne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-11-30
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    MCINTOSH, John Edward resigned
    director
  22. 2008-11-30
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    MCINTOSH, John Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2008-11-30
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    ROBINSON, Jayne appointed
    director
  24. 2008-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A.M. (CUMBRIA) LIMITED
  25. 2008-10-08
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    MCINTOSH, John Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2008-10-08
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    MCINTOSH, John Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2008-10-08
    ➕
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2008-10-08
    ➖
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Patricia Mcintosh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/11/2021
Mr John Robert Mcintosh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1943 · age 83
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/10/2016

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
Incorporated2008-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

6 Brunswick Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1PN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MCINTOSH, John Edward→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTOSH, Patricia Anne→
director · ~81y · appointed 2008-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-30 · resigned 2013-05-15
Resigned
MCINTOSH, John Edward→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2008-11-30
Resigned
MCINTOSH, John Robert→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2008-11-30
Resigned
ROBINSON, Jayne→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-11-30 · resigned 2011-12-09
Resigned
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2008-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-28