AMCO LOGISTICS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08534513 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-17
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AMCO LOGISTICS LIMITED
- 2013-05-17➕SUMMERFIELD, Ian 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 67 — 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
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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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Ian Summerfield Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Other · NG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| AFG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 00842868 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 61y | — | — |
| AGILE PRONUNCIATION TEACHERS LTD→ 13108079 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AGIS ENGINEERING LTD→ 15965844 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMJS CONSULTANCY LTD→ 16334808 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AN AMPLIFIED LIFE LTD→ 15835162 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANALAN LLP→ OC321928 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ANCHORSTEAD THERAPY LIMITED→ 17125592 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANDREASBERG DEVELOPMENTS LLP→ OC388295 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ANDREW GREY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD→ 09157820 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ANESIA CLEAN LIMITED→ 10580923 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ANGEL KERUV LTD→ 15705614 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANGEL SQUARE LLP→ OC366322 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
17 Newstead Grove
Nottingham
NG1 4GZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SUMMERFIELD, Ian→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-05-17
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-17