AMMBRO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09370966 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-31
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (76/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,965
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,644 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.7k£13.3k
Current assets£11.7k£13.5k
Net assets£10.0k£11.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-12-04
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  4. 2022-12-28
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  5. 2021-05-20
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  6. 2020-12-23
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  7. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-11
    OWEN, Michael David resigned
    secretary
  9. 2019-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-07-11
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-07-05
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-05-31
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  13. 2017-06-07
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  14. 2016-05-12
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  15. 2016-01-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-10-21
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2014-12-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AMMBRO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  18. 2014-12-31
    HAMMOND, Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-31
    OWEN, Michael David appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Hammond
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
75100%
75-100% shares27/12/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

Cascades
Llandevaud
Newport
NP18 2AD
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAMMOND, Richard
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-12-31
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Active
OWEN, Michael David
secretary · appointed 2014-12-31 · resigned 2019-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-07-11