AMBER DOORS & LOADING BAY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04292121 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-24
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£718.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
81 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £718,748
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£618k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Net Worth
£719k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
£763k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£158k£315k£473k£631k£788kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£721.0k£700.5k
Current assets£762.5k£788.3k
Cash£617.9k£660.7k
Debtors£117.1k£125.1k
Net assets£718.7k£689.4k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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  2. 2024-07-30
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-07-08
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  5. 2021-08-30
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  6. 2021-07-13
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  7. 2021-01-27
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  8. 2021-01-27
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  9. 2021-01-27
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2020-10-29
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  11. 2019-07-30
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  12. 2018-07-30
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  13. 2017-07-26
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  14. 2016-04-19
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  15. 2015-11-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-10-14
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    RICHARDS, David John appointed
    director
  17. 2013-05-13
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    DAVIS, Marc resigned
    director
  18. 2001-09-28
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2001-09-28
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2001-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBER DOORS & LOADING BAY SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Gregor appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Gregor appointed
    director
  23. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    SIMMONS, Ralph Martin appointed
    director
  24. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    DAVIS, Marc appointed
    director
  26. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    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 59 — 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 59. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Richards
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Gregor Russell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Ralph Martin Simmons
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

. Booth Street
Smethwick
West Midlands
B66 2PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

RUSSELL, Gregor→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, David John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-10-14
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Active
RUSSELL, Gregor→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-09-24
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Active
SIMMONS, Ralph Martin→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned
DAVIS, Marc→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2013-05-13
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

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2025-10-08
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2025-07-31
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2024-10-01
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accounts · AA
2024-07-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
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accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-01-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-29