AM CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC420935 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£147.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £147,024
Very low cash
Cash position: £57
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£57
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£147k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£179k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £147.0k | £141.9k |
| Current assets | £178.9k | £177.0k |
| Cash | £57 | £8.3k |
| Debtors | £178.8k | £168.7k |
| Net assets | £147.0k | £141.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AM CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD
- 2012-04-02➕MEIKLEJOHN, Alistair Robertson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alistair Robertson Meiklejohn Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Alexandra Robertson Meiklejohnceased 03/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUESKY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LIMITED→ SC697777 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BME VENTURES LIMITED→ SC524449 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BMORR CONSULTING LTD→ SC703370 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRACKENHILL 2022 LTD→ SC729829 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BRADLEY CRAIG ARCHITECTS LIMITED→ SC685654 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BRIDGEND ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC355372 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BROCKWOOD CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC322347 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| BROWN & MCRAE (TRUSTEES) LIMITED→ SC260652 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BUILD THE REEF LTD→ SC622272 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BURNETT LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC607260 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BURNSIDE LEGAL SERVICES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED→ SC455599 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1st Floor, 5 Abercrombie Court Prospect Road
Arnhall Business Park
Westhill
AB32 6FE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MEIKLEJOHN, Alistair Robertson→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-02
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30