AMB RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06223308 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-23
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£36.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 8.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £36,552
Cash YoY
+267%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£157k
↑ 267% YoY
Net Worth
£37k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £43.4k | £41.0k |
| Current assets | £2.09M | £1.53M |
| Cash | £157.4k | £42.9k |
| Debtors | £1.94M | £1.48M |
| Net assets | £36.6k | £24.0k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-04📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-05-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-24📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-08-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-16➕BOOTH, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-05➕SIEBERT, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-01-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-11-17➖DOVER, John James, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2021-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-02-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2021-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-10-30➕HOLME, John Barry appointeddirector
- 2020-10-29➖HOLME, John Barry resigneddirector
- 2020-08-14➖HOLME, Anne resignedsecretary
- 2019-06-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Inksmoor Selective Finance Limited
- 2019-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-02-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2018-06-01➕HOLME, Martyn John, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-06-01➕DOVER, John James, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-01-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Quba Solutions Limited
- 2007-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AMB RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED
- 2007-04-23➕HOLME, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-23➕HOLME, John Barry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martyn John Holme Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 10/01/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Barry Holmeceased 24/02/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
The Studio, Hatherlow House Hatherlow
Romiley
Stockport
Cheshire
SK6 3DY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
BOOTH, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-01-16
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HOLME, John Barry→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2020-10-30
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HOLME, Martyn John, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-06-01
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SIEBERT, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-05-05
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HOLME, Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2020-08-14
DOVER, John James, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2021-11-17
HOLME, John Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2020-10-29
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/02/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Inksmoor Selective Finance Inksmoor Selective Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/06/2019 | 19/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 05/02/2019 | 27/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | Quba Solutions Quba Solutions Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/01/2018 | 08/04/2019 |
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Recent filings (82 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-04
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-09-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-03
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-08-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-24