AMPERSAND LEGAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05374022 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-23
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-04-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-11-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-01➕ROBERTS, Rayne Fiona appointeddirector
- 2005-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AMPERSAND LEGAL LIMITED
- 2005-02-23➕ROBERTS, Rayne Fiona appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-23➕ROBERTS, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Paul Roberts Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Rayne Fiona Roberts Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2005-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Registered office
Bishopbrook House
Cathedral Avenue
Wells
Somerset
BA5 1FD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTS, Rayne Fiona→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Rayne Fiona→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-24