AMBER MACE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10329341 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-15
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 9 | 900 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-31➖HUGHES, Lindsay Jayne resigneddirector
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-29📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2017-12-18➖BUDDEN, Bethan resigneddirector
- 2017-12-14➕APPLETON, Fiona Louise appointeddirector
- 2017-12-14➕HUGHES, Lindsay Jayne appointeddirector
- 2016-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBER MACE LIMITED
- 2016-08-15➕BOWLER, Rachael Louise appointeddirector
- 2016-08-15➕BOWLER, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2016-08-15➕BUDDEN, Brett St John appointeddirector
- 2016-08-15➕BUDDEN, Bethan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Brett St John Budden Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/08/2016 |
Mr Stephen Bowler Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/08/2016 |
Ms Rachael Louise Bowler Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Capital House Manchester Road
Droylsden
Manchester
M43 6PW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
APPLETON, Fiona Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWLER, Rachael Louise→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWLER, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUDDEN, Brett St John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUDDEN, Bethan→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-08-15 · resigned 2017-12-18
HUGHES, Lindsay Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-12-14 · resigned 2025-12-31
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Recent filings (40 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-17