AMBOROUGH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06606652 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-30

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-5.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £5,716

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£6k

↓ 3.4% YoY

Current Assets

£925

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£925	£1.1k
Current assets	£925	£1.1k
Net assets	£-5.7k	£-5.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2024-02-20
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2023-02-28
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2022-02-25
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2021-02-19
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2020-02-28
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2019-02-26
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accounts · AA
2019-01-25
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2018-05-31
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2017-11-16
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2016-09-29
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2015-01-31
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HAASE, Emma resigned
secretary
2014-07-14
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HAASE, Arnold Norman resigned
director
2008-05-30
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Company incorporated
As AMBOROUGH LIMITED
2008-05-30
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HAASE, Mark Paul appointed
director
2008-05-30
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HAASE, Emma appointed
secretary
2008-05-30
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HAASE, Arnold Norman appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Paul Haase Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mark Paul Haaseceased 25/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-05-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Arnold Haase House

Duchy Road

Crewe

Cheshire

CW1 6ND

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-05

Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HAASE, Mark Paul→

director · ~65y · appointed 2008-05-30

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Active

HAASE, Emma→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2015-01-31

Resigned

HAASE, Arnold Norman→

director · ~92y · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2014-07-14

Resigned

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