AM MEDICAID LTD

💤Zombieactive
12750892 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10860
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46460SIC 46460
  • 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-242024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-25
    ASHBURNER, Peter John resigned
    director
  9. 2023-07-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-07-10
    LITTLER, Gareth John appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AM MEDICAID LTD
  14. 2020-07-17
    ASHBURNER, Peter John appointed
    director
  15. 2020-07-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gareth John Littler
Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71
sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter John Ashburnerceased 14/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10860 — SIC 10860

Registered office

5 Daneswood, Marchwiel, Wrexham 5 Daneswood
Marchwiel
Wrexham
Wrexham
LL13 0RG
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LITTLER, Gareth John
director · ~71y · appointed 2023-07-10
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Active
ASHBURNER, Peter John
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-07-17 · resigned 2024-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30