A&M ENERGY GROUP FINANCE LIMITED

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16004337 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-08
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
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-11-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2024-11-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-11-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Corpacq Limited
  7. 2024-10-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)
  8. 2024-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A&M ENERGY GROUP FINANCE LIMITED
  9. 2024-10-08
    CATTELL, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Corpacq Finance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Corpacq Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
A&M ENERGY GROUP FINANCE LIMITED
This company · 16004337

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Corpacq Finance Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/10/2024

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
Incorporated2024-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Corpacq House
1 Goose Green
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1DW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CATTELL, Nicholas James
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-10-08
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Corpacq
Corpacq Limited
A registered charge15/11/2024
outstanding
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge29/10/2024
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Recent filings (7 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-08