AMB SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
03471358 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-26
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
69 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,248

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£0
Net assets£5.2k£5.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-21
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  3. 2023-11-17
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  4. 2022-12-13
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  5. 2021-12-14
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  6. 2020-11-24
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  7. 2019-11-20
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  8. 2018-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-12
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  10. 2016-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-21
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  13. 2015-01-12
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  14. 2014-09-09
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  15. 2014-01-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2000-06-29
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    BARTON, Graham Colin appointed
    secretary
  17. 2000-06-29
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    BARTON, Catherine Helen resigned
    secretary
  18. 1998-12-15
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    BARTON, Catherine Helen appointed
    director
  19. 1998-12-15
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    BARTON, Graham Colin resigned
    director
  20. 1997-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AMB SERVICES LTD
  21. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    BARTON, Catherine Helen appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    SILVERSTONE, Alexandra appointed
    nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-11-26
    ➖
    SILVERSTONE, Alexandra resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    BARTON, Graham Colin appointed
    director
  25. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    SILVERSTONE, Michael Sheldon appointed
    nominee-director
  26. 1997-11-26
    ➖
    SILVERSTONE, Michael Sheldon resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Helen Barton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

33 Aylesbury Road
Wing
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 0PD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BARTON, Graham Colin→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTON, Catherine Helen→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTON, Catherine Helen→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 2000-06-29
Resigned
SILVERSTONE, Alexandra→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 1997-11-26
Resigned
BARTON, Graham Colin→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 1998-12-15
Resigned
SILVERSTONE, Michael Sheldon→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 1997-11-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

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2025-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-28