AMG ASSET SOLUTIONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
09693522 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£185.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £185,183
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£151k
↓ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£185k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£273k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £205.9k | £182.1k |
| Current assets | £272.8k | £274.5k |
| Cash | £151.4k | £168.9k |
| Debtors | £57.4k | £62.1k |
| Net assets | £185.2k | £159.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2015-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AMG ASSET SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2015-07-20➕GALE, Anthony Mitchell appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 Anthony Mitchell Gale Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Units 1 & 2 Field View Baynards Green Business Park
Baynards Green
Bicester
OX27 7SG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
GALE, Anthony Mitchell→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-07-20
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Recent filings (30 total)
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2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-18