AMC STRATEGY LIMITED
Opportunity 48/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.29M | £2.12M |
| Current assets | £2.38M | £2.26M |
| Cash | £997.1k | £986.5k |
| Debtors | £65.3k | £45.7k |
| Net assets | £2.29M | £2.12M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 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
- • 2 insolvency
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-13⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2026-04-13⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · LIQ01
- 2026-04-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AMC STRATEGY LIMITED
- 2014-07-18➕MCCARTHY, Arlene appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 high · 1 lowCompany is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2026-04-13: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator; 2026-04-13: liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Arlene Mccarthy Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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