AMS SPECIALIST CARS LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AMS SPECIALIST CARS LTD
- 2025-02-11➕FRANCOMBE, Craig Richard appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11➕SYMONS, Aaron Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aaron Mark Symons Individual · British · DOB 01/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/02/2025 |
Mr Craig Richard Francombe Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/02/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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