AM INDUSTRIAL COATINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC479707 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-10
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees300300

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-11
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  3. 2024-06-11
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-06-11
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  5. 2023-07-19
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  6. 2022-07-11
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  7. 2021-10-26
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  8. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-05
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  10. 2018-07-25
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  11. 2017-07-12
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  12. 2017-06-15
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  13. 2017-06-15
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-06-02
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    MCCONNELL, Ian appointed
    director
  15. 2016-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AM INDUSTRIAL COATINGS LTD
  19. 2014-06-10
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    MCCONNELL, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-10
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    MCCONNELL, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Mcconnell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2017
Mr Andrew Mcconnell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
Mr Michael Mcconnell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

4 Carnegie Drive
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK1 4EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCCONNELL, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-10
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Active
MCCONNELL, Ian→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-06-02
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MCCONNELL, Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-10
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Recent filings (28 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-05