A M BAMBER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09857534 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-05
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£4.30M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,303,128
Cash YoY
+407%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£408k
↑ 407% YoY
Net Worth
£4.3m
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£3.6m
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.30M | £3.35M |
| Current assets | £3.64M | £2.76M |
| Cash | £408.3k | £80.5k |
| Debtors | £3.23M | £2.68M |
| Net assets | £4.30M | £3.35M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-01-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-12📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-10-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2016-10-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2016-02-10➕BAMBER, Louise Josephine appointeddirector
- 2015-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs A M BAMBER LIMITED
- 2015-11-05➕BAMBER, Andrew Murrough appointeddirector
Owner dependency
94/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAMBER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Louise Josephine Bamber Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew Murrough Bamber Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
18 St Christopher's Way
Pride Park
Derby
Derbyshire
DE24 8JY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAMBER, Andrew Murrough→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAMBER, Louise Josephine→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/10/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/10/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-14