A.M.B ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

08074284 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-18

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£541.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

38120SIC 38120

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £541,095

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£541k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£211k

↓ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£541.1k	£560.4k
Current assets	£210.7k	£263.0k
Net assets	£541.1k	£457.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-10-10
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2024-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-16
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officers · RP04AP01
2018-10-03
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address · AD01
2018-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-23
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-01
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accounts · AA
2015-05-31
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annual-return · AR01
2012-05-29
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BROWN, Andrew James appointed
director
2012-05-29
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BROWN, Michelle appointed
director
2012-05-29
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KOE, Adrian Michael resigned
director
2012-05-29
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WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD resigned
corporate-director
2012-05-18
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Company incorporated
As A.M.B ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD
2012-05-18
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KOE, Adrian Michael appointed
director
2012-05-18
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WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Andrew James Brown Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Michelle Brown Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-05-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Unit 1a Low Mill Lane

Ravensthorpe

West Yorkshire

WF13 3LN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-26

Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BROWN, Andrew James→

director · ~46y · appointed 2012-05-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Michelle→

director · ~43y · appointed 2012-05-29

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Active

KOE, Adrian Michael→

director · ~80y · appointed 2012-05-18 · resigned 2012-05-29

Resigned

WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2012-05-18 · resigned 2012-05-29

Resigned

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