AMBER THERAPEUTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02826839 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2400300

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2025-11-03
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  3. 2025-11-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-10-31
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  5. 2025-10-31
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  6. 2025-10-31
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  7. 2025-10-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2025-10-30
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2025-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-06-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2025-06-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2025-06-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2025-06-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2025-02-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-02-05
    DENISON, Tim resigned
    director
  16. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-07-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2024-07-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  19. 2024-07-11
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  20. 2024-05-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2024-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-07-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-07-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  24. 2023-07-25
    CRAWLEY, Aidan Harold Winston appointed
    director
  25. 2023-07-25
    SPENSLEY, John Hunter resigned
    secretary
  26. 2023-07-25
    DENISON, Tim appointed
    director
  27. 2023-07-25
    GILLBE, Ivor Stephen resigned
    director
  28. 2023-07-25
    SPENSLEY, John Hunter resigned
    director
  29. 2019-10-31
    VIATGE, Helene resigned
    director
  30. 2018-06-12
    GILLBE, Ivor Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 2018-06-12
    VIATGE, Helene appointed
    director
  32. 2018-03-28
    WRAGG, Mark Charles resigned
    director
  33. 2014-08-27
    KEELING, David Gordon resigned
    director
  34. 2014-08-27
    WRAGG, Mark Charles appointed
    director
  35. 2005-02-01
    SPENSLEY, John Hunter appointed
    director
  36. 2003-06-30
    FRANCIS, David Robert Peter resigned
    secretary
  37. 2003-06-30
    SPENSLEY, John Hunter appointed
    secretary
  38. 2003-06-30
    FRANCIS, David Robert Peter resigned
    director
  39. 2000-01-01
    FRANCIS, David Robert Peter appointed
    secretary
  40. 2000-01-01
    KEELING, John Ashley resigned
    secretary
  41. 2000-01-01
    FRANCIS, David Robert Peter appointed
    director
  42. 1994-06-14
    FLEET, Robert Thomas James resigned
    director
  43. 1993-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBER THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
  44. 1993-06-14
    KEELING, John Ashley appointed
    secretary
  45. 1993-06-14
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1993-06-14
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 1993-06-14
    FLEET, Robert Thomas James appointed
    director
  48. 1993-06-14
    KEELING, David Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-10-31: legacy

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Amber Therapeutics Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Amber Therapeutics Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AMBER THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
This company · 02826839

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
Amber Therapeutics Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/07/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Bioinduction Medical Ltdceased 22/07/2024· 50-75% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

Unit 1 Tech Foundry 2
Curie Avenue
Didcot
OX11 0QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last: 2026-06-14

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

CRAWLEY, Aidan Harold Winston
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-07-25
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Active
FRANCIS, David Robert Peter
secretary · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
KEELING, John Ashley
secretary · appointed 1993-06-14 · resigned 2000-01-01
Resigned
SPENSLEY, John Hunter
secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2023-07-25
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-14 · resigned 1993-06-14
Resigned
DENISON, Tim
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-07-25 · resigned 2025-02-05
Resigned
FLEET, Robert Thomas James
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-06-14 · resigned 1994-06-14
Resigned
FRANCIS, David Robert Peter
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
GILLBE, Ivor Stephen
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-06-12 · resigned 2023-07-25
Resigned
KEELING, David Gordon
director · ~100y · appointed 1993-06-14 · resigned 2014-08-27
Resigned
SPENSLEY, John Hunter
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2023-07-25
Resigned
VIATGE, Helene
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-06-12 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
WRAGG, Mark Charles
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-08-27 · resigned 2018-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-03
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-11-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-03
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-10-31
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-10-31
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-17