AM & CO (ELECTRICAL) LTD

💤Zombieactive
11339674 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-01
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-39.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
  • 43320Joinery installation
  • 43910Roofing activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -97% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £39,745
Very low cash
Cash position: £15
Cash draining
Cash down 97% YoY
Cash YoY
-97%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15
↓ 97% YoY
Net Worth
-£40k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↑ 472% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£48k-£34k-£21k-£8k£5k£18kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-39.7k£-47.6k
Current assets£18.3k£3.2k
Cash£15£557
Debtors£18.3k£2.6k
Net assets£-39.7k£-47.6k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2022-07-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AM & CO (ELECTRICAL) LTD
  15. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    MCCALLUM, Alex appointed
    director
  16. 2018-05-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Green View
Hincaster
Milnthorpe
Cumbria
LA7 7ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCCALLUM, Alex→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-07-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-10