AMBRIDGE CERAMICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04281372 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-292024-04-29
Average employees15-1700

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-19
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  3. 2024-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-07
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  5. 2024-01-07
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  6. 2024-01-05
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-01-05
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  8. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-14
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  11. 2021-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-08-25
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  13. 2021-05-26
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  14. 2021-05-26
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  15. 2021-05-25
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  16. 2021-05-25
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  17. 2021-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2020-09-03
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  19. 2020-09-03
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  20. 2020-08-21
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    KELLY, Angela Catherine appointed
    director
  21. 2020-08-21
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    KELLY, Angela Catherine resigned
    director
  22. 2018-05-04
    ➕
    AMBRIDGE, Oliver Rupert appointed
    director
  23. 2015-01-05
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    CAMPBELL, Steven William resigned
    director
  24. 2014-09-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  25. 2014-09-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  26. 2012-09-10
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    CAMPBELL, Steven William appointed
    director
  27. 2001-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBRIDGE CERAMICS LIMITED
  28. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    KELLY, Angela Catherine appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    AMBRIDGE, Robert Mark appointed
    director
  30. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2001-09-04
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    KELLY, Angela Catherine appointed
    director
  33. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2001-09-04
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AMBRIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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
Mrs Angela Catherine Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/08/2020
Mr Oliver Rupert Ambridge
Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Robert Mark Ambridge
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Angela Catherine Kellyceased 21/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Robert Mark Ambridgeceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Oliver Rupert Ambridgeceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ms Angela Catherine Kellyceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500

Registered office

Premier House Kiln Court
College Road
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 2BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

KELLY, Angela Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AMBRIDGE, Oliver Rupert→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AMBRIDGE, Robert Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KELLY, Angela Catherine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2001-09-04
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Steven William→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2015-01-05
Resigned
KELLY, Angela Catherine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2020-08-21
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2001-09-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/09/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—27/09/2014—
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Recent filings (97 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-13