AMS GB 1 LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12665455 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-12
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£4.63M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,631,140

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4.6m
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 9.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£926k£1.9m£2.8m£3.7m£4.6mJun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£4.63M£4.56M
Current assets£1.09M£995.6k
Debtors£2£2
Net assets£4.63M£4.56M

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-06-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-06-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-06-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-06-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-02-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-07-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMS GB 1 LIMITED
  22. 2020-06-12
    ➕
    HILL, Andrew Barrie appointed
    director
  23. 2020-06-12
    ➕
    HILL, Barrie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Barrie Hill
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/06/2020
Mr Andrew Barrie Hill
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/06/2020

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · M postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ALBION HALL LIMITED→
16320139 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ALL WORK AND SOCIAL G&S LIMITED→
11120030 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ALLIED CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LIMITED→
05355163 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
————21y——
AMICA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD→
16969344 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
AMJ PARTNERS LIMITED→
13118470 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
AMS ADVISORY MIDCO LIMITED→
14385439 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AMS CONSULTING MIDCO LTD→
14630676 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AMS INSOLVENCY MIDCO LTD→
14417941 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AMS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD→
11450523 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
AMS WEALTH MANAGEMENT MIDCO LTD→
14975991 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ANAM GRACE GROUP LIMITED→
14292465 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ANAYA AM PROPERTY LTD→
16293114 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Digi Accountancy Sun House
2 - 4 Little Peter Street
Manchester
M15 4PS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HILL, Andrew Barrie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Barrie→
director · ~75y · appointed 2020-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-12