AMBER VALLEY TRAINING LTD

💤Zombieactive
07093275 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£21.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,224
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,053 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£25k£31kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£26.2k£31.3k
Current assets£11.7k£31.3k
Cash—£22.5k
Debtors—£2.3k
Net assets£21.2k£23.3k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-07-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-07-07
    ➕
    NEWBURY, Vincent appointed
    director
  12. 2021-07-07
    ➖
    WOODCOCK, Tracy resigned
    director
  13. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-05-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-07-24
    ➖
    NEWBURY, Garry resigned
    director
  20. 2020-07-24
    ➕
    WOODCOCK, Tracy appointed
    director
  21. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-07-27
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    HIBBERT, Sophie Clare resigned
    director
  23. 2016-10-07
    ➕
    HIBBERT, Sophie Clare appointed
    director
  24. 2009-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBER VALLEY TRAINING LTD
  25. 2009-12-02
    ➕
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-02
    ➖
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigned
    director
  27. 2009-12-02
    ➕
    NEWBURY, Garry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vincent Newbury
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/07/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Tracy Woodcockceased 08/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Garry Newburyceased 31/12/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mrs Sophie Clare Hibbertceased 01/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

157 Nottingham Road
Somercotes
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 4JH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-28
Last: 2026-07-14

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

NEWBURY, Vincent→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Andrew Simon→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-12-02 · resigned 2009-12-02
Resigned
HIBBERT, Sophie Clare→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-10-07 · resigned 2017-07-27
Resigned
NEWBURY, Garry→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-12-02 · resigned 2020-07-24
Resigned
WOODCOCK, Tracy→
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-07-24 · resigned 2021-07-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-14