AMS FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08781818 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-23➕SLINGSBY, Siobhan Bernedette appointeddirector
- 2024-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-03-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-03-04📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2013-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AMS FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2013-11-19➕SLINGSBY, Damian Scott appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Damian Scott Slingsby Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Cromwell House
68 West Gate
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 1RR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SLINGSBY, Damian Scott→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SLINGSBY, Siobhan Bernedette→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-07-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/10/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-03-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-03-08