AMBER CAR LEASING LTD
💤Zombieactive
05667010 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-01-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-12-24➕FENNESSEY, Jason Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2019-12-24➖RYDEN, Scott Johnston resignedsecretary
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-17➖RYDEN, Scott Johnston resigneddirector
- 2006-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBER CAR LEASING LTD
- 2006-01-05➕FENNESSEY, Jason Anthony appointeddirector
- 2006-01-05➕RYDEN, Scott Johnston appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-05➕RYDEN, Scott Johnston appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason Anthony Fennessey Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 10/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Scott Johnston Rydenceased 24/12/2019· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2006-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Sterling House, 501 Middleton
Road, Chadderton
Oldham
Lancashire
OL9 9LY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FENNESSEY, Jason Anthony→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-12-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FENNESSEY, Jason Anthony→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYDEN, Scott Johnston→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-05 · resigned 2019-12-24
RYDEN, Scott Johnston→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-01-05 · resigned 2014-09-17
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Recent filings (60 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30