AMEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07068009 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-14
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2022-03-07
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    CONNELLY, John Gerard resigned
    director
  8. 2022-03-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-03-27
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    PEARMAN, Katherine Anne Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2020-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-03-13
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    GHAFOOR, Asif resigned
    director
  16. 2020-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-12-12
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    MILNER, Andrew Lee resigned
    director
  20. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-09-02
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  22. 2019-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2019-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  24. 2016-03-31
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    EWELL, Melvyn resigned
    director
  25. 2016-02-19
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    MILNER, Andrew Lee appointed
    director
  26. 2013-06-30
    ➖
    COTTRELL, Keith resigned
    director
  27. 2011-04-04
    ➖
    CHANNON, Martin resigned
    director
  28. 2011-04-04
    ➕
    CONNELLY, John Gerard appointed
    director
  29. 2009-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AMEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  30. 2009-11-05
    ➕
    SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2009-11-05
    ➕
    NELSON, Andrew Latham appointed
    director
  32. 2009-11-05
    ➕
    CHANNON, Martin appointed
    director
  33. 2009-11-05
    ➕
    COTTRELL, Keith appointed
    director
  34. 2009-11-05
    ➕
    EWELL, Melvyn appointed
    director
  35. 2009-11-05
    ➕
    GHAFOOR, Asif appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Amey Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Amey Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AMEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · 07068009

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amey Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Chancery Exchange
10 Furnival Street
London
EC4A 1AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NELSON, Andrew Latham→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARMAN, Katherine Anne Louise→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHANNON, Martin→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2011-04-04
Resigned
CONNELLY, John Gerard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-04-04 · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned
COTTRELL, Keith→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2013-06-30
Resigned
EWELL, Melvyn→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
GHAFOOR, Asif→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2020-03-13
Resigned
MILNER, Andrew Lee→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-02-19 · resigned 2019-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-08