AMPL ON-TRADE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04861051 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-08
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 21.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£550.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £550,898
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£454k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Net Worth
£551k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£777k
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-29 | 2024-09-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £555.5k | £502.9k |
| Current assets | £777.2k | £744.3k |
| Cash | £453.7k | £478.2k |
| Debtors | £204.5k | £156.0k |
| Net assets | £550.9k | £499.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-03-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-03➕BEAUMONT, Felix appointeddirector
- 2025-03-03➕BEAUMONT, Karen appointeddirector
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-20➕BEAUMONT, Karen Jane appointedsecretary
- 2013-07-15➖RANSLEY, Marc Jon resignedsecretary
- 2013-07-15➖RANSLEY, Shaun resigneddirector
- 2004-08-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AMPL ON-TRADE LIMITED
- 2003-08-08➕BEAUMONT, Mark appointeddirector
- 2003-08-08➕RANSLEY, Marc Jon appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-08➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-08-08➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-08-08➕RANSLEY, Shaun appointeddirector
- 2003-08-08➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-08-08➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BEAUMONT, Felix (same surname) appointed 2025-03-03. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Felix Beaumont Individual · British · DOB 04/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/09/2025 |
Mrs Karen Beaumont Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/09/2025 |
Mr Mark Beaumont Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Registered office
Unit 1, Bridge Works, Woodhead
Road, Honley
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 6PW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: 2025-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
BEAUMONT, Karen Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-07-20
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BEAUMONT, Felix→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-03-03
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BEAUMONT, Karen→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-03-03
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BEAUMONT, Mark→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-08-08
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RANSLEY, Marc Jon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-08-08 · resigned 2013-07-15
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-08 · resigned 2003-08-08
RANSLEY, Shaun→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2003-08-08 · resigned 2013-07-15
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-08 · resigned 2003-08-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/08/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-20
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-03-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14