A & M A LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07545363 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-28
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£16.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,884
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,728 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£32.9k£35.2k
Current assets£33.0k£35.3k
Net assets£16.9k£20.6k

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2018-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-02-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2016-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2014-04-06
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    ANDERSON, Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    MURTHA, Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    MURTHA, Irene Jenifer appointed
    director
  19. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Stella appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-26
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    ANDERSON, John Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2011-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A & M A LIMITED
  22. 2011-02-28
    ➕
    ANDERSON, John Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Stella Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/08/2016
Miss Irene Jennifer Murtha
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/08/2016
Mr Anthony Murtha
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/08/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

North Sands Business Centre Unit 1n North Sands Business Centre
Liberty Way
Sunderland
SR6 0QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

ANDERSON, Anne→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Stella→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-02-26
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Active
MURTHA, Anthony→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
MURTHA, Irene Jenifer→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, John Robert→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-02-28 · resigned 2014-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02