AM SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08594777 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-02-17➕DAVIES, Nathan Spencer appointeddirector
- 2025-02-17➖HIPKISS, Michael Conrad resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-17➖HOWLETT, Brian resigneddirector
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2019-11-14➕HIPKISS, Michael Conrad appointedsecretary
- 2019-11-14➖MARSON, David John resignedsecretary
- 2019-11-14➖MARSON, David John resigneddirector
- 2019-06-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Philip Agg
- 2013-10-16➕HOWLETT, Brian appointeddirector
- 2013-10-15➕MARSON, David John appointedsecretary
- 2013-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AM SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2013-07-02➕AGG, Philip James, Dr appointeddirector
- 2013-07-02➕MARSON, David John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Sts Medical Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sts Medical Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AM SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
This company · 08594777
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sts Medical Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/02/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Philip James Aggceased 17/02/2025· 25-50% shares
- Dr Philip James Aggceased 17/02/2025· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
528.10 Unit 2 Rutherford Avenue
Harwell Oxford
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 0DF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
AGG, Philip James, Dr→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Nathan Spencer→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HIPKISS, Michael Conrad→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-11-14 · resigned 2025-02-17
MARSON, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-10-15 · resigned 2019-11-14
HOWLETT, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2013-10-16 · resigned 2025-02-17
MARSON, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-02 · resigned 2019-11-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 19/12/2019 | 02/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Philip Agg / David Hipkiss / Michael Hipkiss / Hudson Raine Philip Agg / David Hipkiss / Michael Hipkiss / Hudson Raine LTD | A registered charge | — | 26/06/2019 | 18/02/2025 |
Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-05