AMBROTEX LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02546615 · ltd · incorporated 1990-10-08
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,675

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 336% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 178% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.0k£2.1k
Current assets£26.9k£9.7k
Net assets£4.7k£1.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-15
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    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-12-11
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-17
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    GILL, Joshua appointed
    director
  6. 2025-11-13
    ➖
    GILL, Brian resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-11-13
    ➖
    GILL, Brian resigned
    director
  8. 2024-08-28
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  9. 2023-12-15
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  10. 2022-10-28
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  11. 2021-11-11
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  12. 2020-11-27
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  13. 2019-12-04
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  14. 2018-10-05
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  15. 2017-11-09
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  16. 2016-11-10
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  17. 2015-11-19
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  18. 2015-11-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 1994-10-08
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    GILL, Brian appointed
    secretary
  20. 1994-10-08
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    GILL, Caroline Jane resigned
    secretary
  21. 1994-10-08
    ➕
    GILL, Brian appointed
    director
  22. 1994-10-08
    ➖
    GILL, Caroline Jane resigned
    director
  23. 1990-10-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBROTEX LIMITED

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GILL, Brian resigned 2025-11-13; GILL, Brian resigned 2025-11-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Keith Gill
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—50-75% shares13/09/2016

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
Incorporated1990-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

Uphill 33 Barn Close
Crewkerne
Somerset
TA18 8BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GILL, Ian Keith→
director · ~62y
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Active
GILL, Joshua→
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-11-17
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Active
GILL, Brian→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-08 · resigned 2025-11-13
Resigned
GILL, Caroline Jane→
secretary · resigned 1994-10-08
Resigned
GILL, Brian→
director · ~92y · appointed 1994-10-08 · resigned 2025-11-13
Resigned
GILL, Caroline Jane→
director · ~61y · resigned 1994-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23