AMBASSADOR BUSINESS & COMPUTERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01889184 · ltd · incorporated 1985-02-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
131 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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees33

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2019-03-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2019-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-05-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  18. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    ATTWOOD, Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-08-24
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    BROWN, Ian William resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-05-24
    ➕
    BROWN, Ian William appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-05-24
    ➖
    KIRKNESS, Barrie resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-02-14
    ➕
    KIRKNESS, Barrie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-02-14
    ➖
    RAGAN, Sharon Marie resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    CHARD, Michael Francis appointed
    director
  25. 2004-12-01
    ➖
    CHARD, Louise resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    RAGAN, Sharon Marie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-02-01
    ➕
    CHARD, Louise appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-02-01
    ➖
    CHARD, Michael Francis resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-02-01
    ➖
    CHARD, Michael Francis resigned
    director
  30. 2003-07-05
    ➖
    CHARD, Ainsley Sharon resigned
    secretary
  31. 2003-07-05
    ➕
    CHARD, Michael Francis appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-09-30
    ➕
    ATTWOOD, Louise appointed
    director
  33. 2002-09-23
    ➕
    CHARD, Jonathan Francis appointed
    director
  34. 1985-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBASSADOR BUSINESS & COMPUTERS LIMITED

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Francis Chard
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1985-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

St John's Chambers
Love Street
Chester
United Kingdom
CH1 1QY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

ATTWOOD, Louise→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATTWOOD, Louise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2002-09-30
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Active
CHARD, Jonathan Francis→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARD, Michael Francis→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Ian William→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-24 · resigned 2006-08-24
Resigned
CHARD, Ainsley Sharon→
secretary · resigned 2003-07-05
Resigned
CHARD, Louise→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-01 · resigned 2004-12-01
Resigned
CHARD, Michael Francis→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-05 · resigned 2004-02-01
Resigned
KIRKNESS, Barrie→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2005-05-24
Resigned
RAGAN, Sharon Marie→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2005-02-14
Resigned
CHARD, Michael Francis→
director · ~79y · resigned 2004-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed of a life policy1 property17/05/201108/03/2019

Recent filings (131 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14