AMBERLEY EQUESTRIAN LTD

💤Zombieactive
13679087 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-14
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2021-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBERLEY EQUESTRIAN LTD
  5. 2021-10-14
    BEACH, Erin Alexandra appointed
    director
  6. 2021-10-14
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    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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Erin Alexandra Beach
Individual · British · DOB 04/2001 · age 25
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/10/2021
Mr Richard David Brandram-Jones
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/10/2021
Mrs Nicola Jayne Beach
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Amberley Court
Sutton St. Nicholas
Hereford
HR1 3BX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEACH, Erin Alexandra
director · ~25y · appointed 2021-10-14
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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-14