AMBER BRUCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02984758 · ltd · incorporated 1994-10-31

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£-3.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Computer facilities management activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £3,818

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£4k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-3.8k	£-4.8k
Net assets	£-3.8k	£-4.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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officers · AP03
2026-03-26
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officers · TM01
2026-03-26
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officers · TM02
2026-03-21
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CAMPBELL, Ian appointed
secretary
2026-03-21
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CAMPBELL, Anne Cecilia resigned
secretary
2026-03-21
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CAMPBELL, Anne Cecilia resigned
director
2025-12-08
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2024-12-06
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2024-01-03
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2022-11-14
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2021-12-31
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2020-12-28
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2019-11-25
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2018-12-10
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2017-09-18
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2016-12-19
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2015-12-16
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2015-11-29
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1994-11-02
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CAMPBELL, Ian Graham appointed
director
1994-11-02
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CAMPBELL, Anne Cecilia appointed
secretary
1994-11-02
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CAMPBELL, Anne Cecilia appointed
director
1994-10-31
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Company incorporated
As AMBER BRUCE LIMITED
1994-10-31
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JPCORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-10-31
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JPCORS LIMITED resigned
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1994-10-31
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JPCORD LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1994-10-31
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JPCORD LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: CAMPBELL, Anne Cecilia resigned 2026-03-21; CAMPBELL, Anne Cecilia resigned 2026-03-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Graham Campbell Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1943 · age 83	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated1994-10-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62030 — Computer facilities management activities

Registered office

South Lodge

Buckhatch Lane

Rettendon Common

Chelmsford Essex

CM3 8EP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Ian→

secretary · appointed 2026-03-21

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Active

CAMPBELL, Ian Graham→

director · ~83y · appointed 1994-11-02

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Active

CAMPBELL, Anne Cecilia→

secretary · appointed 1994-11-02 · resigned 2026-03-21

Resigned

JPCORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-10-31 · resigned 1994-10-31

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Anne Cecilia→

director · ~84y · appointed 1994-11-02 · resigned 2026-03-21

Resigned

JPCORD LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-10-31 · resigned 1994-10-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

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officers · AP03

2026-03-26

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officers · TM01

2026-03-26

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officers · TM02

2026-03-26