GAMBER GENERATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08417519 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-25
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
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.9y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-01-16
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    Charge satisfied #3
  3. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2020-07-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2020-07-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  12. 2020-07-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  13. 2019-12-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-19
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  18. 2018-05-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2018-05-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2013-08-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  21. 2013-08-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  22. 2013-02-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GAMBER GENERATION LIMITED
  23. 2013-02-25
    GREEN, Mark Frank appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Frank Green
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

Ditton Farm
St Owens Cross
Hereford
HR2 8LL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GREEN, Mark Frank
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-02-25
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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/07/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/07/202016/01/2026
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/08/2013
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/08/2013
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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-07-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-07-27