AMBERGATE HOUSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09018653 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-30
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 3.7y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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
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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-10-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-10-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-10-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
  12. 2022-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
  13. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-27
    AINSLEY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  15. 2022-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBERGATE HOUSE LIMITED
  21. 2014-04-30
    AINSLEY, John Robertson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — AINSLEY, Jonathan (same surname) appointed 2022-05-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Robertson Ainsley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Karen Ainsley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2014-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

72 Lairgate
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 8EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AINSLEY, John Robertson
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-04-30
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AINSLEY, Jonathan
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-05-27
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken PLC
A registered charge1 property24/10/2022
outstanding
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken PLC
A registered charge1 property24/10/2022
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15