AMBERTEX LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02794437 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-26

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	12	1200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-09-15
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accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
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officers · AP01
2024-02-15
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-31
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AMBASANA, Kunal appointed
director
2023-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
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mortgage · MR01
2020-07-03
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2020-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-01
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capital · SH08
2020-05-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-03-02
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address · AD01
2020-01-09
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mortgage · MR04
2020-01-09
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-01
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AMBASANA, Shaneil appointed
director
2016-10-26
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Charge satisfied #4
2016-10-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2011-10-03
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2006-03-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2003-08-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2002-12-09
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AMBASANA, Lalit Kumar appointed
secretary
2002-12-09
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AMBASANA, Lalit Kumar appointed
director
2002-12-09
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KAUR, Parmjit resigned
secretary
1993-03-02
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AMBASANA, Purnima appointed
director
1993-03-02
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BREWER, Suzanne resigned
nominee-secretary
1993-03-02
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KAUR, Parmjit appointed
secretary
1993-03-02
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BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
nominee-director
1993-02-26
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Company incorporated
As AMBERTEX LIMITED
1993-02-26
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BREWER, Suzanne appointed
nominee-secretary
1993-02-26
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BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — AMBASANA, Kunal (same surname) appointed 2024-01-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-12

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Purnima Ambasana Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	08/02/2018
Mr Lalit Kumar Ambasana Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/10/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Lalit Kumar Ambasanaceased 01/10/2016· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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ALL FLOORS 4 LTD→ 07808906 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
ALLSEAL INSULATION PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 03181029 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	30y	—	—
ALPHA DOGS LTD→ 13011035 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ALPHA OMEGA APPAREL LTD→ 12030189 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
AMARI COPPER ALLOYS LIMITED→ 07467003 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
AMELEC LIMITED→ 02030724 · est 1986 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	39y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-02-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Ambertex House Ambertex Limited

Ambertex House, 1 Box Street

Walsall

West Midlands

WS1 2JR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-12OVERDUE

Last: 2025-02-26