AMBER HILL SHOOTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
09297397 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£56.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,207
Cash YoY
+61%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£49k
↑ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£56k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£30k£44k£59k£74kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£56.3k£46.3k
Current assets£74.0k£56.2k
Cash£49.4k£30.7k
Debtors£24.6k£25.5k
Net assets£56.2k£46.0k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-11-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-09-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-09-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-11-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBER HILL SHOOTING LTD
  20. 2014-11-05
    RUTTER, Amber 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 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 James Edward Rutter
Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/11/2023
Mrs Amber Rutter
Individual · British · DOB 08/1997 · age 29
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

1 London Road
Ipswich
IP1 2HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RUTTER, Amber
director · ~29y · appointed 2014-11-05
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Recent filings (37 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31