A & M GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14804622 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-15
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-03-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-10➕ATHERTON, Joshua Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs A & M GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
- 2023-04-15➕ATHERTON, James Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-04-15📄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.)
Group structure
A & M Group Uk Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A & M Group Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A & M GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 14804622
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A & M Group Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/09/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Stephen Athertonceased 10/09/2024· 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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| 29 GROUP LIMITED→ 13040057 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| AL SAROUJ LIL MASHARI AL SHAMELA LTD→ 16916462 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AL-ATAA TRADING LIMITED→ 16791667 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AL-JABRI COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATION LIMITED→ 16812506 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610
Registered office
Unit 9b Main Avenue
Brackla Industrial Estate
Bridgend
CF31 2AG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ATHERTON, James Stephen→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATHERTON, Joshua Mark→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/08/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-09-13