AMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08442057 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£28.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £28,752
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,248 YoY
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£29k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£34.7k£57.8k
Current assets£80.4k£77.5k
Cash£26.3k£42.5k
Debtors£40.7k£20.3k
Net assets£28.8k£50.0k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-10-13
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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. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-10-17
    ➕
    BARKHAM, Rachel Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-08-22
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-08-22
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    address · AD01
  10. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-05-03
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    ABSON, Barry Ernest resigned
    director
  15. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-01-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2019-02-18
    ➕
    BARKHAM, David Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2018-10-23
    ➖
    ABSON, Pamela resigned
    director
  23. 2013-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  24. 2013-03-12
    ➕
    ABSON, Barry Ernest appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-12
    ➕
    ABSON, Pamela appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-12
    ➕
    BARKHAM, David appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-12
    ➖
    BARKHAM, David resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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
Mr David Michael Barkham
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/11/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Barry Ernest Absonceased 03/05/2022· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2013-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1XG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BARKHAM, David Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKHAM, Rachel Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABSON, Barry Ernest→
director · ~86y · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2022-05-03
Resigned
ABSON, Pamela→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2018-10-23
Resigned
BARKHAM, David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2013-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-04
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-22
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2022-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-06