AMBER MAINTENANCE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09729663 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-12
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (78/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄change-corporate-secretary-companyofficers · CH04
- 2022-08-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-08-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-11➖SMITH COOPER LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-04-21➖ELLIS, Louise Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-21➕SMITH COOPER LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-08-01➕ELLIS, Louise Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2015-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBER MAINTENANCE LTD
- 2015-08-12➕BROWN, Ian Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-08-12➕ELLIS, Kenneth Frank appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Kenneth Frank Ellis Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ian Michael Brownceased 24/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Sarah Brownceased 24/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence
- Mrs Louise Elizabeth Ellisceased 24/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Park Road
Hampton Wick
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 4AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BROWN, Ian Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIS, Kenneth Frank→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIS, Louise Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2020-04-21
SMITH COOPER LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-04-21 · resigned 2022-08-11
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
change-corporate-secretary-company
officers · CH04
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18