AMBIOS LIMITED

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04185277 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-03-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-31.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
72 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,121
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,058 YoY
Cash YoY
+1671%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 1671% YoY
Net Worth
-£31k
↓ 730% YoY
Current Assets
£141k
↑ 151% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£31k£3k£38k£72k£107k£141kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£46.2k£4.9k
Current assets£141.2k£56.2k
Cash£21.7k£1.2k
Debtors£111.6k£48.5k
Net assets£-31.1k£4.9k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-29
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  3. 2024-03-29
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2022-12-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-12-30
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  8. 2021-03-31
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  9. 2019-12-20
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  10. 2018-12-31
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  11. 2018-08-31
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-12-29
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  13. 2017-01-06
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    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2016-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-20
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    MARTIN, Adam resigned
    director
  17. 2013-03-20
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    NUNNY, Robert Stephen, Dr resigned
    director
  18. 2010-10-01
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    SKUSE, Jack William appointed
    director
  19. 2010-03-20
    ➕
    NUNNY, Robert Stephen, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2009-09-01
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    NUNNY, Robert Stephen, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2006-03-31
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    MARTIN, Adam appointed
    director
  22. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    BROOKING, Stuart Roger William appointed
    director
  23. 2002-07-21
    ➖
    MUNRO, Colin resigned
    director
  24. 2001-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBIOS LIMITED
  25. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    ROPER, Simon Andrew appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    ROPER, Simon Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    MUNRO, Colin appointed
    director
  28. 2001-03-22
    ➕
    NUNNY, Robert Stephen, Dr appointed
    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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Roger William Brooking
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/03/2017
Mr Jack William Skuse
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/03/2017
Mr Simon Andrew Roper
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/03/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2001-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Little Guttons Shobrooke
Crediton
Devon
EX17 1DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

ROPER, Simon Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKING, Stuart Roger William→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROPER, Simon Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SKUSE, Jack William→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Adam→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2015-03-20
Resigned
MUNRO, Colin→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2002-07-21
Resigned
NUNNY, Robert Stephen, Dr→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-03-20 · resigned 2013-03-20
Resigned
NUNNY, Robert Stephen, Dr→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2009-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03