AMBERLEY HEALTHCARE LIMITED

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03079939 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 30.7y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
98 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£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees32003000

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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2022-06-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2018-01-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2018-01-26
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    HUTCHINS, James appointed
    secretary
  14. 2018-01-26
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    HUTCHINS, Piers Edward appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2016-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2014-07-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2014-06-19
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2014-06-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2002-12-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  23. 2002-12-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 2002-09-01
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    RAYBOULD, Martin Howard resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-02-12
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    RAYBOULD, Martin Howard appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1995-09-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Nationwide Building Society
  28. 1995-08-07
    ➕
    THOM, Eileen Edith appointed
    secretary
  29. 1995-08-07
    ➕
    HUTCHINS, Zoe Denise appointed
    director
  30. 1995-08-07
    ➖
    ACCESS REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1995-08-07
    ➖
    ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1995-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBERLEY HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  33. 1995-07-14
    ➕
    ACCESS REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1995-07-14
    ➕
    ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 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 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
Mrs Zoe Denise Hutchins
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Eileen Edith Thom
Individual · British · DOB 03/1930 · age 96
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated1995-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

HUTCHINS, James→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-26
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Active
HUTCHINS, Piers Edward→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-26
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Active
THOM, Eileen Edith→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-07
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Active
HUTCHINS, Zoe Denise→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-08-07
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Active
RAYBOULD, Martin Howard→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-12 · resigned 2002-09-01
Resigned
ACCESS REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-07-14 · resigned 1995-08-07
Resigned
ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-07-14 · resigned 1995-08-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—19/06/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property19/06/2014—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property02/12/200203/07/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property02/12/200203/07/2014
satisfied
Nationwide
Nationwide Building Society
Third party legal charge1 property01/09/199524/01/2001
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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15