AMCO CCTV LTD.
💤Zombieactive
08376787 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
27 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-01-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AMCO CCTV LTD.
- 2013-01-28➕QUIGLEY, Gillian Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-28➕QUIGLEY, Leslie William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Leslie William Quigley Individual · British · DOB 10/1944 · age 82 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 01/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A.J. MARSHALL (HOLDINGS) LTD→ 07143813 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ACN VENTURES LTD→ 08378645 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ACRA SERVICES LTD→ 16233656 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFTERGLOW TANNING STUDIO LINGFIELD LTD→ 16584172 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALTERNATE WASTE LIMITED→ 16575390 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMAZON ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 07059105 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AMB GROUNDCARE LIMITED→ 10663249 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AMCO SECURITY LIMITED→ 03133703 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| AMCO SERVICES (EUROPE) LIMITED→ 03933612 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| AMEQS CLEANING SERVICES LTD→ 17034981 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMERICAN NAILS 19 LTD→ 15407622 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMERICAN NAILS LTD→ 17117370 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
Amco House Market Place
Easingwold
York
North Yorkshire
YO61 3AD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
QUIGLEY, Gillian Lorraine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QUIGLEY, Leslie William→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2013-01-28
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Recent filings (27 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-13