AMBERWELL MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07221135 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-13

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33140

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	6	600

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-06-29
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2024-06-28
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2023-06-26
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2022-06-23
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2021-06-27
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2020-06-26
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2019-06-03
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2018-06-05
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2017-06-16
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accounts · AA
2017-06-13
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2016-04-19
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2016-04-19
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2015-04-15
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2015-04-13
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accounts · AA
2014-04-16
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JAMES, Rhydian Roberts appointed
secretary
2014-04-16
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HAYNES, Matthew Paul resigned
secretary
2010-05-06
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JAMES, Rhydian Roberts appointed
director
2010-05-05
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JAMES, Rhydian Robert resigned
director
2010-04-13
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Company incorporated
As AMBERWELL MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED
2010-04-13
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GRIFFITHS, Phillip David appointed
director
2010-04-13
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JAMES, Steffan Thomas appointed
director
2010-04-13
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HAYNES, Matthew Paul appointed
secretary
2010-04-13
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JAMES, Rhydian Robert 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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Rhydian Roberts James Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2017

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

Incorporated2010-04-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Unit 3 Plot 120

Village Farm Estate Bridgend

Pyle

Bridgend

CF33 6BL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-23

Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

JAMES, Rhydian Roberts→

secretary · appointed 2014-04-16

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Active

GRIFFITHS, Phillip David→

director · ~64y · appointed 2010-04-13

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Active

JAMES, Rhydian Roberts→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-05-06

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Active

JAMES, Steffan Thomas→

director · ~52y · appointed 2010-04-13

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Active

HAYNES, Matthew Paul→

secretary · appointed 2010-04-13 · resigned 2014-04-16

Resigned

JAMES, Rhydian Robert→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-04-13 · resigned 2010-05-05

Resigned

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