AMBA DOCKSIDE LOGISTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09085121 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-13
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-08-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-08-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-08-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-08-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBA DOCKSIDE LOGISTICS LIMITED
  18. 2014-06-13
    PARNUM, Alan David appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-13
    PARNUM, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-13
    PARNUM, Mark David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Amba Dockside Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Amba Dockside Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AMBA DOCKSIDE LOGISTICS LIMITED
This company · 09085121

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amba Dockside Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alan David Parnumceased 20/08/2020· board control
  • Mr Andrew Parnumceased 20/08/2020· board control
  • Mr Mark David Parnumceased 20/08/2020· board control

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
Incorporated2014-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 20 Aston Road
Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO7 7XE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PARNUM, Alan David
director · ~84y · appointed 2014-06-13
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Active
PARNUM, Andrew
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-06-13
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Active
PARNUM, Mark David
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-06-13
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-21