AMBER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04184802 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-22
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£13.60M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43910Roofing activities
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.0y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,600,838
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14m
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£14m
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£29m
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5.7m£11m£17m£23m£29mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£14.60M£11.42M
Current assets£28.63M£22.74M
Cash£13.77M£12.19M
Debtors£14.86M£10.55M
Net assets£13.60M£10.27M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  2. 2025-01-31
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    LACEY, Simon Anthony resigned
    director
  3. 2025-01-31
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  4. 2025-01-02
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  5. 2024-05-01
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    CASE, Gary resigned
    director
  6. 2024-05-01
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  7. 2024-01-30
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  8. 2023-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  9. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-14
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  12. 2022-02-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2021-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  14. 2021-06-28
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  15. 2021-06-28
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  17. 2021-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-06-18
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    JOHN, Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2021-06-18
    ➕
    WATTS, William Geoffrey appointed
    director
  20. 2021-06-18
    ➕
    CASE, Gary appointed
    director
  21. 2021-06-18
    ➕
    LACEY, Simon Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2021-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  23. 2021-06-18
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  24. 2021-06-18
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  25. 2021-06-18
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  26. 2012-10-31
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    AUSTINE, John David resigned
    director
  27. 2008-11-29
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2008-10-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2008-08-14
    ➖
    GUNAY, Hassan resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-09-21
    ➕
    AUSTINE, John David appointed
    director
  31. 2005-05-24
    ➕
    GUNAY, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-05-24
    ➖
    WHITE, John Charles resigned
    director
  33. 2004-04-01
    ➖
    BULLEN, Colin resigned
    director
  34. 2003-06-11
    ➖
    BULLEN, Colin resigned
    secretary
  35. 2003-06-11
    ➕
    GUNAY, Hassan appointed
    secretary
  36. 2003-02-01
    ➕
    WHITE, John Charles appointed
    director
  37. 2002-08-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Uplands (Phase Ii) Limited
  38. 2002-04-01
    ➖
    CAHILL, Michael resigned
    director
  39. 2002-03-14
    ➕
    BULLEN, Colin appointed
    secretary
  40. 2002-03-14
    ➖
    BULLEN, Tracy resigned
    secretary
  41. 2002-03-14
    ➕
    CAHILL, Michael appointed
    director
  42. 2001-07-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  43. 2001-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
  44. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    GUNAY, Hassan appointed
    director
  45. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    BULLEN, Tracy appointed
    secretary
  46. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 2001-03-22
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    BULLEN, Colin appointed
    director
  49. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  50. 2001-03-22
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Group structure

Amber Construction Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Amber Construction Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AMBER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04184802

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amber Construction Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hassan Gunayceased 31/12/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2001-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Unit 5 Rippleside Commercial Estate
Ripple Road
Barking
Essex
IG11 0RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

GUNAY, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNAY, Hassan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHN, Helen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATTS, William Geoffrey→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULLEN, Colin→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2003-06-11
Resigned
BULLEN, Tracy→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2002-03-14
Resigned
GUNAY, Hassan→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-11 · resigned 2008-08-14
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2001-03-22
Resigned
AUSTINE, John David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned
BULLEN, Colin→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2004-04-01
Resigned
CAHILL, Michael→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2002-04-01
Resigned
CASE, Gary→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-06-18 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned
LACEY, Simon Anthony→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-06-18 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
WHITE, John Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-02-01 · resigned 2005-05-24
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2001-03-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Uplands (Phase Ii)
Uplands (Phase Ii) Limited
Security deposit deed1 property07/08/200229/11/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property02/07/200109/10/2008

Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-14