AMS CENTRAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09081291 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-11
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-02-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-02-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-15➕DOWINTON, James Kingsley appointeddirector
- 2025-12-15➖CLEGG, David Luke resigneddirector
- 2025-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-17📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-07-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-06-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-04-22📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-04-22📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC (As Security Trustee)
- 2020-04-14➕AMS ACCOUNTANTS NOMINEES LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2020-04-14➖AMS ACCOUNTANTS GROUP LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2014-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AMS CENTRAL LIMITED
- 2014-06-11➕CLEGG, David Luke appointeddirector
- 2014-06-11➕AMS ACCOUNTANTS GROUP LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-06-05: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Ams Accountants Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ams Accountants Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AMS CENTRAL LIMITED
This company · 09081291
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ams Accountants Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/06/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ams Accountants Group Ltdceased 04/06/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
1 Hardman Street
Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3HF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DOWINTON, James Kingsley→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-12-15
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AMS ACCOUNTANTS NOMINEES LTD→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2020-04-14
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CLEGG, David Luke→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2025-12-15
AMS ACCOUNTANTS GROUP LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2020-04-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | OakNorth Oaknorth Bank PLC (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 05/07/2024 | 17/06/2025 |
Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-02-05
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-02-05
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14