AMBER PACKAGING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07188024 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-12
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
£38.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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: medium (77/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,286

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£38k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£38.3k£24.3k
Current assets£39.5k£21.5k
Net assets£38.3k£24.3k

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.

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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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-05-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-19
    ➖
    CRAIG, Julie Amanda resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-05-19
    ➖
    CRAIG, Julie Amanda resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-11
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    CRAIG, Julie Amanda appointed
    director
  13. 2019-11-11
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-10-11
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  15. 2019-04-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-04-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-04-16
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-04-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-31
    ➖
    DIXON, Steven Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2014-06-10
    ➕
    DIXON, Steven Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    CRAIG, Peter Bertie appointed
    director
  23. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    CRAIG, Julie Amanda appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-03-15
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  25. 2010-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBER PACKAGING LIMITED
  26. 2010-03-12
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Bertie Craig
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Julie Amanda Craig
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Ironmaster House
37 Wyle Cop
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 1XF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CRAIG, Peter Bertie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Julie Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2025-05-19
Resigned
CRAIG, Julie Amanda→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-11-11 · resigned 2025-05-19
Resigned
DIXON, Steven Michael→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-06-10 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-03-12 · resigned 2010-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06