AMBEX GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02932412 · ltd · incorporated 1994-05-24
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
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 29.0y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2020-05-26
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    Charge satisfied #9
  10. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2016-02-22
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Brcs Business Loans Limited
  17. 2015-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-03-13
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    BLUNT, Eric James resigned
    director
  19. 2008-03-13
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    HODGKINS, Rodney Stephen resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-13
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    STRANGWARD, Kenneth Sydney resigned
    director
  21. 2008-03-13
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    TURNER, Clive Arnold resigned
    director
  22. 2005-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #8
  23. 2005-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #5
  24. 2005-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #4
  25. 2005-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2004-06-18
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Scafom International Bv
  27. 2004-05-07
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    EVANS, Lloyd Douglas resigned
    director
  28. 2003-01-03
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 2002-11-15
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  30. 2001-11-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 2001-11-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2001-09-03
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 2001-08-01
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    EVANS, Lloyd Douglas appointed
    director
  34. 2001-05-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 2001-05-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  36. 2001-04-05
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    HODGKINS, Rodney Stephen appointed
    director
  37. 2001-04-05
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    TURNER, Clive Arnold appointed
    director
  38. 2000-02-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Venture Finance PLC
  39. 1997-08-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  40. 1994-07-11
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    BLUNT, Eric James appointed
    director
  41. 1994-06-28
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    STRANGWARD, Angela Susan appointed
    secretary
  42. 1994-06-28
    ➕
    STRANGWARD, Angela Susan appointed
    director
  43. 1994-06-28
    ➕
    STRANGWARD, Ian Kenneth appointed
    director
  44. 1994-06-28
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  45. 1994-06-28
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director
  46. 1994-06-28
    ➕
    STRANGWARD, Kenneth Sydney appointed
    director
  47. 1994-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBEX GROUP LIMITED
  48. 1994-05-24
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  49. 1994-05-24
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

1 med ·
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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Kenneth Strangward
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

11 Greenhill
Burcot
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

STRANGWARD, Angela Susan→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRANGWARD, Angela Susan→
director · ~64y · appointed 1994-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRANGWARD, Ian Kenneth→
director · ~66y · appointed 1994-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-05-24 · resigned 1994-06-28
Resigned
BLUNT, Eric James→
director · ~93y · appointed 1994-07-11 · resigned 2008-03-13
Resigned
EVANS, Lloyd Douglas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2004-05-07
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1994-05-24 · resigned 1994-06-28
Resigned
HODGKINS, Rodney Stephen→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-04-05 · resigned 2008-03-13
Resigned
STRANGWARD, Kenneth Sydney→
director · ~95y · appointed 1994-06-28 · resigned 2008-03-13
Resigned
TURNER, Clive Arnold→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-04-05 · resigned 2008-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Brcs Business Loans
Brcs Business Loans Limited
A registered charge1 property22/02/201626/05/2020
satisfied
Scafom International Bv
Legal charge1 property18/06/200411/02/2005
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property03/01/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture deed1 property15/11/2002—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Assignment of keyman life policy1 property03/09/200111/02/2005
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property24/05/200111/02/2005
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property24/05/200111/02/2005
satisfied
Venture Finance
Venture Finance PLC
Debenture1 property18/02/200010/11/2001
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property08/08/199710/11/2001
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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15