AMCO DRILLING (UK) LIMITED

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06824733 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-19
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09900
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
85 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,926
Net assets shrinking
Down £106,609 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£43k£65k£87k£109kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-272024-06-27
Total assets£1.9k£108.5k
Current assets£1.9k£108.5k
Net assets£1.9k£108.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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  2. 2025-02-03
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  3. 2024-03-22
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  4. 2023-03-22
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  5. 2022-06-24
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  6. 2021-06-25
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  7. 2020-12-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  10. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  11. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
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  12. 2017-09-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2016-10-02
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  14. 2016-02-23
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  15. 2015-12-22
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  16. 2011-12-14
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    Charge satisfied #3
  17. 2011-03-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2011-02-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Endless LLP (The Security Trustee)
  19. 2011-02-23
    ➕
    SWIRE, Ian appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-02-23
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    TOFFOLO, Daniel Warren resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-10-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2009-07-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Amalgamated Construction Limited
  23. 2009-03-11
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    INSTONE, Richard Ralph appointed
    director
  24. 2009-02-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2009-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AMCO DRILLING (UK) LIMITED
  26. 2009-02-19
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    JACKSON, David Malcolm appointed
    director
  27. 2009-02-19
    ➕
    SWIRE, Ian appointed
    director
  28. 2009-02-19
    ➕
    TOFFOLO, Daniel Warren appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-02-19
    ➕
    WHITTAKER, Mark Stuart appointed
    secretary
  30. 2009-02-19
    ➖
    WHITTAKER, Mark Stuart resigned
    secretary
  31. 2009-02-19
    ➕
    NAISH, Richard David Charles appointed
    director
  32. 2009-02-19
    ➖
    NAISH, Richard David Charles resigned
    director
  33. 2009-02-19
    ➕
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director
  34. 2009-02-19
    ➖
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director
  35. 2009-02-19
    ➕
    WHITTAKER, Mark Stuart appointed
    director
  36. 2009-02-19
    ➖
    WHITTAKER, Mark Stuart resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Adgm Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adgm Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AMCO DRILLING (UK) LIMITED
This company · 06824733

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adgm Ltd
Corporate entity
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
Incorporated2009-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC09900 — SIC 09900

Registered office

Bleak House High Street
Honley
Holmfirth
HD9 6AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last made up to: 2025-06-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

SWIRE, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INSTONE, Richard Ralph→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, David Malcolm→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIRE, Ian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOFFOLO, Daniel Warren→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2011-02-23
Resigned
WHITTAKER, Mark Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2009-02-19
Resigned
NAISH, Richard David Charles→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2009-02-19
Resigned
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2009-02-19
Resigned
WHITTAKER, Mark Stuart→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2009-02-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Endless (The Security Trustee)
Endless LLP (The Security Trustee)
Composite guarantee and debenture1 property24/02/201114/12/2011
satisfied
Amalgamated Construction
Amalgamated Construction Limited
Debenture1 property31/07/200909/10/2010
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property22/02/200903/03/2011

Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24