AMSTECOS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

NI052227 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-27

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£6.43M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 20.7y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,427,164

Net assets shrinking

Down £382,984 YoY

Cash YoY

+641%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£3.8m

↑ 641% YoY

Net Worth

£6.4m

↓ 5.6% YoY

Current Assets

£3.8m

↑ 585% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£6.62M	£7.07M
Current assets	£3.81M	£555.7k
Cash	£3.79M	£512.1k
Net assets	£6.43M	£6.81M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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accounts · AA
2025-09-04
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capital · SH03
2025-09-03
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capital · SH06
2025-09-03
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capital · SH03
2025-08-27
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capital · SH06
2025-08-26
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capital · SH03
2025-07-08
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officers · CH01
2025-07-08
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officers · CH01
2025-06-12
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-10
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capital · SH06
2025-06-10
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capital · SH03
2025-04-07
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officers · TM02
2025-04-07
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officers · TM01
2025-04-04
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STANFORD, Shauna resigned
secretary
2025-04-04
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STANFORD, Shauna resigned
director
2024-12-13
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accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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mortgage · MR04
2024-09-11
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mortgage · MR04
2024-09-11
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-09-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-09-05
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mortgage · MR04
2024-09-05
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mortgage · MR04
2024-09-05
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mortgage · MR04
2024-09-05
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mortgage · MR04
2024-09-05
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-09-05
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-09-05
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-09-05
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-07-10
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officers · TM01
2024-05-21
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MACKLIN, Charles resigned
director
2024-02-15
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officers · AP01
2024-02-15
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officers · AP01
2024-02-07
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BALL, Orla Marie appointed
director
2024-02-07
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RAMSAY, Tierna appointed
director
2024-02-07
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MACKLIN, Charles appointed
director
2016-06-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Each of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC
2012-07-04
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
2009-10-02
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
2007-01-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2007-01-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2006-10-10
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STANFORD, Shauna appointed
director
2005-08-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: John Joseph Mackin and Mary Bridget Mackin
2005-08-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: John Joseph Macklin & Mary Bridget Macklin
2004-10-27
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Company incorporated
As AMSTECOS LIMITED
2004-10-27
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BEVAN, Emer appointed
director
2004-10-27
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MACKLIN, John Joseph appointed
director
2004-10-27
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MACKLIN, Mary Bridget appointed
director
2004-10-27
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STANFORD, Shauna appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-10-27

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

462 Antrim Road

Belfast

BT15 5GE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-02

Last: 2025-08-19