AMBLE BOAT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03071936 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-23
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33150SIC 33150
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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

10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 30.9y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
104 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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees200200

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 (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-16
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  4. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2019-11-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2019-11-21
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    Charge satisfied #4
  12. 2019-11-21
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    Charge satisfied #3
  13. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-07-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #10
  19. 2010-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #9
  20. 2010-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #8
  21. 2010-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #7
  22. 2010-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #6
  23. 2010-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #5
  24. 2010-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2008-09-05
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2006-05-10
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  27. 2004-08-31
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  28. 2004-04-27
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  29. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    SPURR, Kate Victoria appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-08-26
    ➖
    CHAMBERLAIN, Heather resigned
    secretary
  31. 2003-05-13
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  32. 2002-01-17
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  33. 1999-09-18
    ➕
    CHAMBERLAIN, Heather appointed
    secretary
  34. 1999-09-10
    ➖
    CRAIG, Lindsey resigned
    secretary
  35. 1999-02-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  36. 1999-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 1998-10-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  38. 1998-03-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Capital Ban PLC
  39. 1997-06-26
    ➕
    CRAIG, Lindsey appointed
    secretary
  40. 1997-06-26
    ➖
    SPURR, Kate Victoria resigned
    secretary
  41. 1997-04-01
    ➕
    SPURR, Kate Victoria appointed
    director
  42. 1995-07-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  43. 1995-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBLE BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
  44. 1995-06-23
    ➕
    SPURR, Nicholas Roger appointed
    director
  45. 1995-06-23
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-secretary
  46. 1995-06-23
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-secretary
  47. 1995-06-23
    ➕
    SPURR, Kate Victoria appointed
    secretary

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 31 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 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Roger Spurr
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/04/2017
Mrs Kate Victoria Spurr
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2017

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
Incorporated1995-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30110 — SIC 30110

Registered office

The Boatyard 14 Coquet Street
Amble
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE65 0DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last: 2026-06-16

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SPURR, Kate Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPURR, Kate Victoria→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPURR, Nicholas Roger→
director · ~66y · appointed 1995-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-23 · resigned 1995-06-23
Resigned
CHAMBERLAIN, Heather→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-18 · resigned 2003-08-26
Resigned
CRAIG, Lindsey→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-26 · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
SPURR, Kate Victoria→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-23 · resigned 1997-06-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Mortgage1 property05/09/200828/05/2010
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Deed of mortgage1 property10/05/200628/05/2010
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property31/08/200428/05/2010
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Deed of mortgage1 property27/04/200428/05/2010
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Deed of mortgage1 property13/05/200328/05/2010
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Deed of mortgage1 property17/01/200228/05/2010
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties26/02/199921/11/2019
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property26/10/199821/11/2019
satisfied
Capital Ban
Capital Ban PLC
Deed of mortgage1 property25/03/199828/05/2010
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property24/07/199511/02/1999

Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-29