AM CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £233.1k | — |
| Current assets | £405.7k | — |
| Cash | £109.0k | — |
| Debtors | £296.7k | — |
| Net assets | £171.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 mortgage
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AM CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
- 2021-03-24➕MCCARTHY, Aidan Joseph appointeddirector
- 2021-03-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Am Consulting Engineers Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Am Consulting Engineers Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Aidan Joseph Mccarthyceased 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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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/03/2026 | — |