AME (NORTH WEST) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08332311 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£74.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £74,825
Net assets shrinking
Down £507 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£75k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£93k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£37k£56k£75k£93kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£74.8k£75.3k
Current assets£93.5k£74.5k
Net assets£74.8k£75.3k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-15
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    ATHERTON, Mark appointed
    director
  3. 2024-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-29
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    ATHERTON, Mary appointed
    secretary
  9. 2021-09-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-12-01
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    MAGUIRE, Sharron resigned
    director
  17. 2016-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-12-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2013-01-29
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    MAGUIRE, Sharron appointed
    director
  20. 2012-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AME (NORTH WEST) LTD
  21. 2012-12-14
    ➕
    ATHERTON, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 86 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 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Mary Alwyn Atherton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1941 · age 85
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/09/2018
Mr Peter Atherton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1940 · age 86
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/09/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110

Registered office

43-45 Landmark House
Merton Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L20 7AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ATHERTON, Mary→
secretary · appointed 2021-09-29
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Active
ATHERTON, Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-11-15
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Active
ATHERTON, Peter→
director · ~86y · appointed 2012-12-14
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Active
MAGUIRE, Sharron→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-18