A.M.B. PRODUCTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00637770 · ltd · incorporated 1959-09-24
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 41.6y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
118 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,410

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£1.4k
Cash£1.4k
Net assets£1.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    BLACK, Walter Cameron resigned
    director
  2. 2025-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2024-12-18
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  5. 2024-02-27
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  6. 2024-02-27
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  7. 2024-02-27
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  8. 2024-02-27
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  9. 2024-02-27
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  10. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  11. 2021-06-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-01-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2020-01-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  15. 2019-01-04
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  16. 2018-03-14
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  17. 2017-12-11
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  18. 2005-08-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2004-02-02
    ➕
    BLACK, Stuart Skene appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-02-02
    ➕
    BLACK, Stuart Skene appointed
    director
  21. 2004-02-02
    ➖
    WHITEHEAD, Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-02-02
    ➕
    BLACK, Walter Cameron appointed
    director
  23. 2004-02-02
    ➖
    WHITEHEAD, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  24. 2004-02-02
    ➖
    WHITEHEAD, Kenneth resigned
    director
  25. 2004-02-02
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 1995-06-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 1993-05-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  28. 1990-12-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1989-11-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1984-10-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 1959-09-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.M.B. PRODUCTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 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

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Walter Black Manufacturing (2019) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Walter Black Manufacturing (2019) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A.M.B. PRODUCTS LIMITED
This company · 00637770

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
Walter Black Manufacturing (2019) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Walter Black (Manufacturing) Ltdceased 28/06/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1959-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

. Marriott Road
Swinton
Mexborough
South Yorkshire
S64 8AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BLACK, Stuart Skene→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Stuart Skene→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEHEAD, Geoffrey→
secretary · resigned 2004-02-02
Resigned
BLACK, Walter Cameron→
director · ~87y · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2025-12-23
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Geoffrey→
director · ~81y · resigned 2004-02-02
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Kenneth→
director · ~84y · resigned 2004-02-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
5
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property02/02/2004—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties26/06/1995—
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
Credit agreement1 property28/05/1993—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property05/12/1990—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property20/11/1989—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property30/10/198422/08/2005
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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-02-27
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-09-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-15