AMSVEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07703897 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-13
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-12-31
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    ADAMS, Roger George resigned
    director
  11. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-02-07
    ➕
    RAY, Michael Edward appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-02-07
    ➕
    RAY, Michael Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2012-02-07
    ➖
    SANDY, Colin Torquil resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-02-07
    ➕
    ADAMS, Roger George appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-07
    ➖
    SANDY, Colin Torquil resigned
    director
  21. 2011-07-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMSVEST LIMITED
  22. 2011-07-13
    ➕
    SUGAR, Alan Michael, Lord appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-13
    ➕
    SANDY, Colin Torquil appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-07-13
    ➕
    SANDY, Colin Torquil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

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 79 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 15 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lord Alan Michael Sugar
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Amshold House
Goldings Hill
Loughton
Essex
IG10 2RW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-27
Last: 2026-07-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

RAY, Michael Edward→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-07
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Active
RAY, Michael Edward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-02-07
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Active
SUGAR, Alan Michael, Lord→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-07-13
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Active
SANDY, Colin Torquil→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-13 · resigned 2012-02-07
Resigned
ADAMS, Roger George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-02-07 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
SANDY, Colin Torquil→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-07-13 · resigned 2012-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-13