AMBER AUTOS (ALFRETON) LTD
💤Zombieactive
11879335 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-13
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
£-105.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £105,863
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
-£106k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-69.5k | £-87.6k |
| Current assets | £89.4k | £66.3k |
| Cash | £20.0k | £23.6k |
| Debtors | £59.8k | £33.8k |
| Net assets | £-105.9k | £-122.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-03-01➕DODD, Helen Claire appointedsecretary
- 2019-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBER AUTOS (ALFRETON) LTD
- 2019-03-13➕MONTGOMERY, Russel Ian appointeddirector
- 2019-03-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Russel Ian Montgomery Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Izaak Joe Montgomeryceased 01/06/2022· 75-100% shares
- Mr Russel Ian Montgomeryceased 01/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 6a Monk Road
Alfreton
DE55 7RL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DODD, Helen Claire→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONTGOMERY, Russel Ian→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-03-13
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-26