AMS BUILD GROUP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14308069 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.76M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.5y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
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
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
21 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
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,764,391
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£89k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£601k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.13M | £2.02M |
| Current assets | £601.4k | £1.49M |
| Cash | £89.1k | £1.15M |
| Debtors | £512.4k | £334.0k |
| Net assets | £1.76M | £1.17M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-11-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AMS BUILD GROUP LTD
- 2022-08-19➕SULLIVAN, Andrew Lee appointeddirector
- 2022-08-19➕SULLIVAN, Michael Donald Ellis appointeddirector
- 2022-08-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Donald Ellis Sullivan Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/12/2022 |
Mr Andrew Lee Sullivan Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/08/2022 |
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.
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🔒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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Ams House Unit 1 Kesteven Way
Saxilby
Lincoln
LN1 4BJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SULLIVAN, Andrew Lee→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SULLIVAN, Michael Donald Ellis→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/11/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-23