ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
10942424 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-01
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-231.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 38320SIC 38320
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £231,854
Net assets shrinking
Down £275,738 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£232k
↓ 628% YoY
Current Assets
£135k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-61.3k | £53.8k |
| Current assets | £135.1k | £93.6k |
| Net assets | £-231.9k | £43.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-16➕HIGHAM, Katie Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2025-06-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-24📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-18➕HIGHAM, Katie Rebecca appointedsecretary
- 2017-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LTD.
- 2017-09-01➕HIGHAM, Robert William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Katie Rebecca Higham Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2018 |
Mr Robert William Higham Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2017 |
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
Incorporated2017-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Unit 6 Barracuda Business Park
Barracuda Way
Burscough
Lancashire
L40 7BP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HIGHAM, Katie Rebecca→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-11-18
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HIGHAM, Katie Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2026-04-16
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HIGHAM, Robert William→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-09-01
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04