AMEY FINANCE SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09918774 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-14📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2023-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-30➕MILNER, Andrew Lee appointeddirector
- 2022-12-30➖FISHER, Amanda Lucia resigneddirector
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-15➕FISHER, Amanda Lucia appointeddirector
- 2019-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-12➖MILNER, Andrew Lee resigneddirector
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-02📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2016-03-31➖EWELL, Melvyn resigneddirector
- 2016-02-19➕MILNER, Andrew Lee appointeddirector
- 2015-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AMEY FINANCE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2015-12-16➕SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-12-16➕NELSON, Andrew Latham appointeddirector
- 2015-12-16➕EWELL, Melvyn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Group structure
Amey Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Amey Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AMEY FINANCE SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 09918774
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amey Limited Corporate entity | 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Registered office
Chancery Exchange
10 Furnival Street
London
EC4A 1AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-12-16
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MILNER, Andrew Lee→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-12-30
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NELSON, Andrew Latham→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-12-16
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EWELL, Melvyn→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-12-16 · resigned 2016-03-31
FISHER, Amanda Lucia→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-01-15 · resigned 2022-12-30
MILNER, Andrew Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-02-19 · resigned 2019-12-12
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-03
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2023-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-01