AMBASSEDORS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11417609 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-15
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-06-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-06-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-04-03
    ➕
    AMADI, Azubuike appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    AMADI, Azubuike resigned
    director
  11. 2023-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-03-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-02-22
    ➕
    NEWTON, Raphael appointed
    director
  17. 2023-02-22
    ➖
    OGBONNAYA, Ogba resigned
    director
  18. 2023-02-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-02-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2023-02-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-06-25
    ➖
    GBADERO, Adegboyega Omolade resigned
    director
  24. 2018-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBASSEDORS LIMITED
  25. 2018-06-15
    ➕
    AMADI, Azubuike appointed
    director
  26. 2018-06-15
    ➕
    GBADERO, Adegboyega Omolade appointed
    director
  27. 2018-06-15
    ➕
    OGBONNAYA, Ogba appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-09

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raphael Newton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—50-75% shares31/03/2023
Mr Azubuike Amadi
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest10/04/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Azubuike Amadiceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Ogba Ogbonnayaceased 22/02/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Adegboyega Gbaderoceased 25/06/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2018-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

301 Plumstead High Street
London
SE18 1JX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

AMADI, Azubuike→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWTON, Raphael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AMADI, Azubuike→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-06-15 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
GBADERO, Adegboyega Omolade→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-06-15 · resigned 2018-06-25
Resigned
OGBONNAYA, Ogba→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-06-15 · resigned 2023-02-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-31