AMS 4 CONSULTING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12018641 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-28
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-6.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,177

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 114% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£5k-£3k-£1k£518£2kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-6.2k£-2.9k
Current assets£2.2k£2.2k
Net assets£-6.2k£-2.9k

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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AMS 4 CONSULTING LTD
  10. 2019-05-28
    ➕
    STARR, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  11. 2019-05-28
    ➕
    STARR, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  12. 2019-05-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Mark Starr
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/05/2019
Sarah Jane Starr
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

3 Short Way
Failand
Bristol
BS8 3UF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

STARR, Andrew Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-28
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Active
STARR, Sarah Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-05-28
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-28