AMBER LODGE GUEST HOUSE LLP

💤Zombieactive

OC301764 · llp · incorporated 2002-03-20

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, no SIC, incorporation date

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-15
Average employees	100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-11
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dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership
dissolution · LLDS01
2026-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
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change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
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change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-06-20
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change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2025-04-24
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-20
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-22
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-24
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2017-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-04-20
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confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2016-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2002-03-20
🏢
Company incorporated
As AMBER LODGE GUEST HOUSE LLP
2002-03-20
➕
HARKIN, Mary appointed
llp-designated-member
2002-03-20
➕
WANDER, Helene Ruth appointed
llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 24 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Mary Harkin Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	20/04/2017

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typellp

Incorporated2002-03-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC—

Registered office

Amber Lodge

664 Newmarket Road

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB5 8RS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last made up to: 2025-06-15

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-04OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HARKIN, Mary→

llp-designated-member · ~74y · appointed 2002-03-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WANDER, Helene Ruth→

llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2002-03-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (59 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-05-19

dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership

dissolution · LLDS01

2026-05-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-30

change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened

accounts · LLAA01

2026-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-03

change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened

accounts · LLAA01

2025-10-23

change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended

accounts · LLAA01

2025-06-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · LLCS01

2025-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · LLCS01

2024-04-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · LLCS01

2023-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · LLCS01

2022-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-25