AMS DIGITAL PUBLISHING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07779470 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-19

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other publishing activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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2025-06-30
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2024-06-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-26
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accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-06
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accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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address · AD01
2022-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-09-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-01-28
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accounts · AA
2019-01-13
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officers · AP01
2019-01-01
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GILES, Luke Daniel appointed
director
2018-11-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-15
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PRINGLE, Guy Robert resigned
director
2015-03-11
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APPLEBY, Simon Robert resigned
director
2014-10-18
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PRINGLE, Guy Robert appointed
director
2014-02-06
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GILES, Alastair appointed
secretary
2014-02-06
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APPLEBY, Simon Robert resigned
secretary
2014-02-05
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RILEY, Mathew Frederic resigned
director
2011-09-19
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Company incorporated
As AMS DIGITAL PUBLISHING LIMITED
2011-09-19
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GILES, Alastair appointed
director
2011-09-19
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APPLEBY, Simon Robert appointed
secretary
2011-09-19
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APPLEBY, Simon Robert appointed
director
2011-09-19
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RILEY, Mathew Frederic appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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.)

Group structure

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

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Agile Ideas Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AMS DIGITAL PUBLISHING LIMITED

This company · 07779470

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Agile Ideas Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	12/11/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alastair Gilesceased 12/11/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
Mr Guy Robert Pringleceased 15/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-09-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

Glove Factory Studios

1 Brook Lane

Holt

Wiltshire

BA14 6RL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-03

Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GILES, Alastair→

secretary · appointed 2014-02-06

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Active

GILES, Alastair→

director · ~62y · appointed 2011-09-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GILES, Luke Daniel→

director · ~39y · appointed 2019-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

APPLEBY, Simon Robert→

secretary · appointed 2011-09-19 · resigned 2014-02-06

Resigned

APPLEBY, Simon Robert→

director · ~49y · appointed 2011-09-19 · resigned 2015-03-11

Resigned

PRINGLE, Guy Robert→

director · ~74y · appointed 2014-10-18 · resigned 2017-06-15

Resigned

RILEY, Mathew Frederic→

director · ~57y · appointed 2011-09-19 · resigned 2014-02-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-06-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-06-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-09-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-06-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-28