A M S COMPOSITE CYLINDERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10494909 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£334.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £334,421
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£441k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£334k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £367.6k | £362.5k |
| Current assets | £1.80M | £1.63M |
| Cash | £441.3k | £328.8k |
| Debtors | £728.3k | £1.30M |
| Net assets | £334.4k | £324.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
- 2025-03-26➕COOPER, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2025-03-26➕MORRIN, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2025-03-26➕WORRALL, Barbara Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-12➖LANGRON, Stephen Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-30➕MORRIN, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2016-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A M S COMPOSITE CYLINDERS LIMITED
- 2016-11-24➕COOPER, James Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-11-24➕WORRALL, Malcolm Anthony appointeddirector
- 2016-11-24➕LANGRON, Stephen Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony James Morrin Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 30/09/2018 |
Mr Stephen Paul Langron Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 24/11/2016 |
Mr James Andrew Cooper Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 24/11/2016 |
Mr Malcolm Anthony Worrall Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 24/11/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Village Courtyard High Street,
Holme On Spalding Moor
York
North Yorkshire
YO43 4AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)
COOPER, James Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-11-24
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COOPER, Lisa→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-03-26
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MORRIN, Anthony James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-09-30
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MORRIN, Caroline→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-03-26
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WORRALL, Barbara Anne→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2025-03-26
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WORRALL, Malcolm Anthony→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-11-24
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LANGRON, Stephen Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-11-24 · resigned 2022-07-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/06/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-06