AM SERVICE STATIONS LIMITED

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SC211245 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-22
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees131100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-09-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  17. 2004-09-09
    ➕
    MURRAY, Kirsty appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-09-09
    ➖
    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2003-09-05
    ➕
    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2003-09-05
    ➖
    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2001-09-27
    ➖
    AFM FREDERICK FRASER LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2001-08-24
    ➕
    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2000-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AM SERVICE STATIONS LIMITED
  24. 2000-09-22
    ➕
    MURRAY, Alan appointed
    director
  25. 2000-09-22
    ➕
    AFM FREDERICK FRASER LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan George Murray
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/09/2016
Kirsty Murray
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47300 — Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores

Registered office

21 Corton Shaw
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA6 6GG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MURRAY, Kirsty→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-09
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Active
MURRAY, Alan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-09-22
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Active
AFM FREDERICK FRASER LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2001-09-27
Resigned
CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-05 · resigned 2004-09-09
Resigned
CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-08-24 · resigned 2003-09-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property24/09/2006—
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22