AMPERSAND PARTNERS LTD

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08456366 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-169.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.7y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
47 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £169,271
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£89k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
-£169k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£140k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£169k-£75k£19k£113k£207k£301kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-156.8k£208.6k
Current assets£140.2k£301.0k
Cash£89.0k£245.6k
Debtors£51.2k£55.4k
Net assets£-169.3k£-130.0k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-09-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  9. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2022-06-06
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2022-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    SKINNER-PENDLETON, Nicole appointed
    director
  15. 2022-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-10-10
    ➖
    WOODHOUSE, Jack Henry Lehmann resigned
    director
  22. 2013-03-22
    ➕
    BOREL, Gregory Hubert appointed
    director
  23. 2013-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AMPERSAND PARTNERS LTD
  24. 2013-03-21
    ➕
    BOREL, Gregory appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-21
    ➖
    BOREL, Gregory resigned
    director
  26. 2013-03-21
    ➕
    WOODHOUSE, Jack Henry Lehmann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 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 Gregory Hubert Borel
Individual · British,French · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jack Henry Lehmann Woodhouseceased 10/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Latest Consultancy Uk Ltd
176 Franciscan Road
London
SW17 8HH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BOREL, Gregory Hubert→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SKINNER-PENDLETON, Nicole→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOREL, Gregory→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-21 · resigned 2013-03-21
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, Jack Henry Lehmann→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-03-21 · resigned 2018-10-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/09/2023—
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Recent filings (47 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-06-06