AMBERSET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03145479 · ltd · incorporated 1996-01-12
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-51.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £51,795
Cash YoY
+102%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 102% YoY
Net Worth
-£52k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£54k-£21k£12k£45k£79k£112kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-51.8k£-54.3k
Current assets£111.8k£55.5k
Cash£15.0k£7.4k
Debtors£96.7k£48.1k
Net assets£-51.8k£-54.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2024-09-30
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  6. 2023-09-28
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  7. 2022-09-29
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  8. 2021-09-29
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  9. 2020-09-28
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  10. 2019-09-03
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  11. 2018-09-27
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  12. 2018-01-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-01-17
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-10-02
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  15. 2016-05-26
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  16. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    FOWLER, Valerie Joyce appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    FOWLER, John Leslie Allen appointed
    director
  18. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    FOWLER, Valerie Joyce appointed
    director
  19. 2007-07-20
    ➖
    FOWLER, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-07-20
    ➖
    FOWLER, Jennifer resigned
    director
  21. 1997-01-02
    ➕
    FOWLER, Richard John Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 1997-01-02
    ➕
    FOWLER, Jennifer appointed
    director
  23. 1997-01-02
    ➖
    GREEN, Robert resigned
    director
  24. 1996-10-01
    ➕
    FOWLER, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  25. 1996-09-30
    ➖
    ARGENT, Christopher Lee resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-09-30
    ➖
    ARGENT, Christopher Lee resigned
    director
  27. 1996-01-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBERSET LIMITED
  28. 1996-01-12
    ➕
    ARGENT, Christopher Lee appointed
    secretary
  29. 1996-01-12
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1996-01-12
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1996-01-12
    ➕
    ARGENT, Christopher Lee appointed
    director
  32. 1996-01-12
    ➕
    GREEN, Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Leslie Allen Fowler
Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Valerie Joyce Fowler
Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Richard John Anthony Fowler
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17120 — SIC 17120

Registered office

Ford Mill
Little Chart
Ashford
Kent
TN27 0QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

FOWLER, Valerie Joyce→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOWLER, John Leslie Allen→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOWLER, Richard John Anthony→
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOWLER, Valerie Joyce→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARGENT, Christopher Lee→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-12 · resigned 1996-09-30
Resigned
FOWLER, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 2007-07-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-01-12 · resigned 1996-01-12
Resigned
ARGENT, Christopher Lee→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-01-12 · resigned 1996-09-30
Resigned
FOWLER, Jennifer→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-01-02 · resigned 2007-07-20
Resigned
GREEN, Robert→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-01-12 · resigned 1997-01-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28