AMBER SIGNS BERKHAMSTED LTD
🌳Matureactive
09288896 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-30
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£69.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £68,958
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£59k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£69k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £76.6k | £82.4k |
| Current assets | £94.0k | £104.5k |
| Cash | £59.1k | £78.3k |
| Debtors | £28.0k | £21.6k |
| Net assets | £69.0k | £64.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBER SIGNS BERKHAMSTED LTD
- 2014-10-30➕GLOVER, Alan Michael appointeddirector
- 2014-10-30➕GLOVER, Samantha Louise appointeddirector
- 2014-10-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Michael Glover Individual · English · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Samantha Louise Glover Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
59 Gossoms End
Berkhamsted
HP4 1DF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GLOVER, Alan Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-10-30
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GLOVER, Samantha Louise→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-10-30
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Recent filings (22 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-07