AMBER PUBLISHING LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
13818659 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-27
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), 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: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2026-07-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-03-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBER PUBLISHING LTD
  11. 2021-12-27
    ASGHAR, Tazamber appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-27
    📄
    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 ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Tazamber Asghar
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/12/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

201 Old Bedford Road
Luton
LU2 7EH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2024-12-26

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

ASGHAR, Tazamber
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-12-27
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Recent filings (12 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2026-07-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-27