AMPCO 148 LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12416676 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£818.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
2 live charges · oldest 5.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 £818,435
Cash YoY
+3993%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£156k
↑ 3993% YoY
Net Worth
£818k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £818.4k | £707.6k |
| Current assets | £156.4k | £105.5k |
| Cash | £156.4k | £3.8k |
| Debtors | — | £101.7k |
| Net assets | £818.4k | £495.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-01-21📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-12-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-02📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-09-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10➖GANDHI, Jayshree Dinesh resigneddirector
- 2022-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2020-12-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2020-09-29➕GANDHI, Jayshree Dinesh appointeddirector
- 2020-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AMPCO 148 LIMITED
- 2020-01-21➕GANDHI, Jayshree Dinesh appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-21➕GANDHI, Dinesh appointeddirector
- 2020-01-21➕GANDHI, Kushal Dinesh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jayshree Dinesh Gandhi Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2020 |
Dinesh Gandhi Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2020 |
Mr Kushal Dinesh Gandhi Individual · British · DOB 11/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
61 The Broadway
Oadby
Leicester
LE2 2HF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
GANDHI, Jayshree Dinesh→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-01-21
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GANDHI, Dinesh→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-01-21
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GANDHI, Kushal Dinesh→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2020-01-21
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GANDHI, Jayshree Dinesh→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-09-29 · resigned 2022-02-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/12/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/12/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-03
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-09-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11