AMBLY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
NI685060 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-17
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.0y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2022-05-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2022-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBLY LTD
- 2022-01-17➕HUNTER, Dianne appointeddirector
- 2022-01-17➕SMITH, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2022-01-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ryan Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/01/2022 |
Ms Dianne Hunter Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-17
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
14-16 Shore Road
Holywood
BT18 9HX
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HUNTER, Dianne→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-01-17
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Active
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/05/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-17