AMERICAN MOTORHOME SERVICES LTD

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16252089 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-14
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
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-28
Average employees500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-12
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-02-12
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    address · AD01
  6. 2026-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-02-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-08-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-08-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2025-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-04-01
    BUDD, Adam appointed
    director
  15. 2025-04-01
    WYKES, Lee appointed
    director
  16. 2025-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AMERICAN MOTORHOME SERVICES LTD
  17. 2025-02-14
    BUDD, Chloe Victoria appointed
    director
  18. 2025-02-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adam Budd
Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2025
Lee Wykes
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Chloe Victoria Buddceased 01/04/2025· 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
Incorporated2025-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 2-4, Plainwood Business Centre
Blisworth Road
Roade
Northants
NN7 2LN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BUDD, Adam
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
BUDD, Chloe Victoria
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-02-14
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Active
WYKES, Lee
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-14