AMDS CONSULTANTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07366527 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£38.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £37,999
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
Net Worth
£38k
Current Assets
£48k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.0k |
| Current assets | £47.6k |
| Cash | £1.0k |
| Debtors | £46.6k |
| Net assets | £38.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AMDS CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2010-09-06➕MORPETH, Alan George, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-09-06➕SNOWDEN-BIRCH, David Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Alexander Snowden-Birch Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Dr Alan George Morpeth Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · WR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN COMMERCIAL FINANCE LTD→ 10773021 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALBANY GRANGE LTD→ 06821911 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER JAMES RECRUITING LTD.→ 09993635 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALL PAWS VETS LTD→ 14158123 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALLERGIES INDOORS AND OUT LTD→ 07298187 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ALLURED LIMITED→ 15185970 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AML - PRE CONSTRUCTION & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED→ 12668690 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AMLS CONSULTANCY LTD→ 07946730 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AMOEBAMAC LIMITED→ 16824633 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMPH CONSULTING LIMITED→ 12214742 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AMS PEOPLE LIMITED→ 05821351 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| AMSTONE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 06992370 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
2 St Matthews Close
Abbotts Meadow
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 2ES
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MORPETH, Alan George, Dr→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SNOWDEN-BIRCH, David Alexander→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07