AMBERLEY FARM MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03512677 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-02-18
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
19 officers (8 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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| Total assets | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-16➕LINEHAN, Daniel Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-02-16➕PARRELLA, Tommasina appointeddirector
- 2023-02-16➖CAMPBELL, Neil Haydn, Dr resigneddirector
- 2023-02-16➖HILLIER, Robert resigneddirector
- 2022-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-15➕MACLACHLAN, Duncan Wilmot appointeddirector
- 2016-03-15➖GALVIN, Eric Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2016-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2005-03-01➕GALVIN, Eric Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2004-12-31➖RHODES, Christopher Elliott resigneddirector
- 2001-07-26➕RHODES, Christopher Elliott appointeddirector
- 2001-07-26➖WOODCOCK, Carl Valentine resigneddirector
- 2001-02-01➖TAYLOR, Michael Ian resignedsecretary
- 2001-02-01➖ADAMS, Michael Dean resigneddirector
- 2001-02-01➖BEARDMORE, Kay Jacqueline resigneddirector
- 2000-12-01➕BOWMER, Robert John appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-01➕BOWMER, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2000-12-01➕GRIBBY, Martin George appointeddirector
- 2000-12-01➕HORSLEY, Richard George appointeddirector
- 2000-12-01➕JAMES, Paul appointeddirector
- 2000-12-01➕CAMPBELL, Neil Haydn, Dr appointeddirector
- 2000-12-01➕HILLIER, Robert appointeddirector
- 2000-12-01➕WOODCOCK, Carl Valentine appointeddirector
- 2000-03-31➕TAYLOR, Michael Ian appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-31➖WINTERBOTHAM, David Mark resignedsecretary
- 2000-03-31➕BEARDMORE, Kay Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2000-03-31➖WINTERBOTHAM, David Mark resigneddirector
- 1998-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBERLEY FARM MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1998-02-18➕WINTERBOTHAM, David Mark appointedsecretary
- 1998-02-18➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-18➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-18➕ADAMS, Michael Dean appointeddirector
- 1998-02-18➕WINTERBOTHAM, David Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
Keepers Corner
Amberley Farm, Pentrich
Ripley
Derbyshire
DE5 3RJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (8 active · 11 resigned)
BOWMER, Robert John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-12-01
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BOWMER, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2000-12-01
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GRIBBY, Martin George→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2000-12-01
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HORSLEY, Richard George→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2000-12-01
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Active
LINEHAN, Daniel Mark→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-02-16
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MACLACHLAN, Duncan Wilmot→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-03-15
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PARRELLA, Tommasina→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-02-16
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TAYLOR, Michael Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-31 · resigned 2001-02-01
WINTERBOTHAM, David Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-18 · resigned 2000-03-31
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-18 · resigned 1998-02-18
ADAMS, Michael Dean→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-02-18 · resigned 2001-02-01
BEARDMORE, Kay Jacqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-03-31 · resigned 2001-02-01
CAMPBELL, Neil Haydn, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2023-02-16
GALVIN, Eric Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2016-03-15
HILLIER, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2023-02-16
RHODES, Christopher Elliott→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-07-26 · resigned 2004-12-31
WINTERBOTHAM, David Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-02-18 · resigned 2000-03-31
WOODCOCK, Carl Valentine→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2001-07-26
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Recent filings (83 total)
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2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2025-10-28
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2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-22
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2023-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08