AMBITEK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07169159 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£798.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 78200Temporary employment agency activities
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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £798,469
Cash YoY
+121%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£494k
↑ 121% YoY
Net Worth
£798k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.31M | £999.0k |
| Current assets | £2.20M | £1.91M |
| Cash | £493.7k | £223.4k |
| Debtors | £1.70M | £1.69M |
| Net assets | £798.5k | £685.8k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-01➕AHMED, Helal appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31➖AHMED, Nurjis Bulbul resignedsecretary
- 2023-03-31➖AHMED, Nurjis Bulbul resigneddirector
- 2022-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-07-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-11-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
- 2010-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBITEK LIMITED
- 2010-02-25➕AHMED, Nurjis Bulbul appointedsecretary
- 2010-02-25➕AHMED, Nurjis Bulbul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Helal Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 01/04/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Nurjis Bulbul Ahmedceased 31/03/2023· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&M CONSULT LIMITED→ 15998534 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ALPHA RELIABILITY LTD→ 15283291 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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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
Incorporated2010-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
24 Church Street
Eccles
Manchester
M30 0DF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
AHMED, Helal→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Nurjis Bulbul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2023-03-31
AHMED, Nurjis Bulbul→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2023-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/07/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Sme Invoice Finance Sme Invoice Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 27/11/2012 | 06/09/2015 |
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21