AMB HYGIENE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01882500 · ltd · incorporated 1985-02-04
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£235.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20411
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81299Other cleaning services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
110 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £235,710
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£118k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£236k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£364k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £318.9k | £250.2k |
| Current assets | £364.3k | £327.5k |
| Cash | £117.9k | £92.0k |
| Debtors | £238.9k | £227.9k |
| Net assets | £235.7k | £189.6k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-10➕FULLERTON, Shane John appointeddirector
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-06-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-13➕BAILLIE, Jason Alan appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-13➖BAILLIE, Charlotte resignedsecretary
- 2017-11-13➖BAILLIE, Alan resigneddirector
- 2017-11-13➖BAILLIE, Charlotte resigneddirector
- 2008-10-24➕BAILLIE, Jason Alan appointeddirector
- 1985-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AMB HYGIENE LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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 Jason Alan Baillie Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/01/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Baillieceased 02/01/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20411 — SIC 20411
Registered office
3 Weekley Wood Close
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN14 1UQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BAILLIE, Jason Alan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-11-13
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BAILLIE, Jason Alan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-10-24
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FULLERTON, Shane John→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-12-10
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BAILLIE, Charlotte→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-11-13
BAILLIE, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2017-11-13
BAILLIE, Charlotte→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2017-11-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank Public Company National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company | A registered charge | — | 13/12/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (110 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-12-16