A & M LEISURE LTD

💤Zombieactive
06975509 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-29
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2018-04-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2018-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-11-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: United Business Media Group Limited
  19. 2010-06-14
    ➖
    MCNEILL, James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-06-14
    ➖
    MCNEILL, James resigned
    director
  21. 2009-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A & M LEISURE LTD
  22. 2009-07-29
    ➕
    AMES, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2009-07-29
    ➕
    MCNEILL, James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-07-29
    ➕
    MCNEILL, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Anthony Ames
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated2009-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Seven Grange Lane
Pitsford
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 9AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AMES, Mark Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-07-29
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Active
MCNEILL, James→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-29 · resigned 2010-06-14
Resigned
MCNEILL, James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-07-29 · resigned 2010-06-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
United Business Media Group
United Business Media Group Limited
Stakeholder security deposit deed1 property05/11/201018/04/2018

Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-09