A.M.P INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11618315 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-11
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees400400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-06-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-06-22
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2022-06-20
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2022-06-20
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2018-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A.M.P INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
  21. 2018-10-11
    ➕
    PRICE, Matthew William Edward appointed
    director

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew William Edward Price
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/10/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Langstone Gate
Solent Road
Havant
PO9 1TR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PRICE, Matthew William Edward→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-10-11
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08