AMBASSADORS SECURITY EMBASSY LTD

💤Zombieactive
13624556 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-15
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25400
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
  • 64192Building societies
  • 80200Security systems service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
56
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Net assets shrinking
Down £1 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£0£1
Current assets£0
Cash£0
Debtors£0
Net assets£0£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-06-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-06-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-31
    KNIGHT, Stephen Anthony, Lord resigned
    director
  5. 2026-03-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-10-27
    KNIGHT, Stephen Anthony, Lord appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-10-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-02-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2024-11-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2024-10-15
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2024-09-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2024-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-01-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-01-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2022-12-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2021-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBASSADORS SECURITY EMBASSY LTD
  20. 2021-09-15
    KNIGHT, Sunday Angel appointed
    director
  21. 2021-09-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

1 high · 1 med · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-11-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sunday Angel Knight
Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
75100%
75-100% shares15/09/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lord Stephen Anthony Knightceased 17/06/2026· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2021-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25400 — SIC 25400

Registered office

13 Wroxham Court
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE5 4TS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KNIGHT, Sunday Angel
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-09-15
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Active
KNIGHT, Stephen Anthony, Lord
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-10-27 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07