AM TEXTILE ENGINEERING LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -50% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.9k | £35.2k |
| Current assets | £26.6k | £44.1k |
| Cash | £20.8k | £41.5k |
| Debtors | £5.8k | £2.6k |
| Net assets | £25.9k | £35.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
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- 2024-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
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- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
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- 2017-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
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- 2015-06-01➖BATES, Michael Thomas resigneddirector
- 2015-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AM TEXTILE ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2015-02-17➕PERCY, Anthony Alick appointeddirector
- 2015-02-17➕BATES, Michael Thomas 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 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Alick Percy Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/02/2017 |
Mr Michael Thomas Bates Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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