AMBER SOUND FM

🌳Matureactive
06438240 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-11-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£31.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Radio broadcasting
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,785
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,579 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£32k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£22k£34k£45k£56kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£39.4k£35.4k
Current assets£55.9k£38.8k
Net assets£31.8k£35.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2024-01-26
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  4. 2022-12-23
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  5. 2022-07-27
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-12-17
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  7. 2021-03-10
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  8. 2019-12-30
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  9. 2019-10-08
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    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-10-01
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    BURTON, Emma Louise resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-09-10
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-01-30
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  13. 2017-12-29
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  14. 2017-04-05
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  15. 2016-05-16
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    NICHOLSON, Stewart David resigned
    director
  16. 2016-05-16
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-10-01
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    MIDDLETON, Trevor appointed
    director
  19. 2015-07-01
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    BURTON, Emma Louise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-07-01
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    GREAVES, Richard Dennis resigned
    director
  21. 2015-07-01
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    HUNT, Ian resigned
    director
  22. 2015-07-01
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    NICHOLSON, Stewart David appointed
    director
  23. 2012-12-21
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    GREAVES, Richard Dennis appointed
    director
  24. 2012-12-13
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    HUNT, Ian appointed
    director
  25. 2012-12-12
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    CARTER, Sean David resigned
    director
  26. 2012-05-15
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    WILLIAMS, Glyn Robert resigned
    director
  27. 2011-09-28
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    TAIT, Thomas, Dr resigned
    secretary
  28. 2011-09-28
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    TAIT, Thomas, Dr resigned
    director
  29. 2011-06-01
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    TAIT, Thomas, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2011-03-21
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    TAIT, Thomas, Dr appointed
    secretary
  31. 2011-03-02
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    FOWLER, Edward Frank resigned
    secretary
  32. 2011-03-02
    ➕
    CARTER, Sean David appointed
    director
  33. 2011-03-02
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    FOWLER, Edward Frank resigned
    director
  34. 2011-03-02
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    WILLIAMS, Glyn Robert appointed
    director
  35. 2007-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBER SOUND FM
  36. 2007-11-27
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    SMELT, Chris appointed
    director
  37. 2007-11-27
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    FOWLER, Edward Frank appointed
    secretary
  38. 2007-11-27
    ➕
    FOWLER, Edward Frank appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chris Smelt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
——board controlboard control · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2007-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting

Registered office

31-33 Grosvenor Road
Ripley
Derbyshire
DE5 3JE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

MIDDLETON, Trevor→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMELT, Chris→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Emma Louise→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned
FOWLER, Edward Frank→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-27 · resigned 2011-03-02
Resigned
TAIT, Thomas, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-21 · resigned 2011-09-28
Resigned
CARTER, Sean David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-02 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned
FOWLER, Edward Frank→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-11-27 · resigned 2011-03-02
Resigned
GREAVES, Richard Dennis→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
HUNT, Ian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-12-13 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Stewart David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2016-05-16
Resigned
TAIT, Thomas, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2011-09-28
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Glyn Robert→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-02 · resigned 2012-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

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2025-12-15
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2024-12-30
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2024-11-28
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2024-01-26
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2023-11-30
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2022-12-23
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2022-12-06
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officers · CH01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
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2020-11-28
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2019-12-30
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2019-11-27