AMBION COMMERCIAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC132525 · ltd · incorporated 1991-06-18
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
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).
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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
£2
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | — |
| Current assets | £2 | — |
| Net assets | £2 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-15➖PARKHILL, Annie Lindsay resignedsecretary
- 2026-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16➕PARKHILL, Annie Lindsay appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-16➖MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-06-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-25➖MACDONALDS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-02-25➕MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1994-06-06➖MORRIS, George Greg resignedsecretary
- 1994-06-06➕MACDONALDS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1991-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBION COMMERCIAL LIMITED
- 1991-06-18➕LOUDON, Gavin Cameron appointeddirector
- 1991-06-18➕MORRIS, George Greg appointedsecretary
- 1991-06-18➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-06-18➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-06-18➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1991-06-18➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gavin Cameron Loudon Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ASSETMAX HOLDINGSPRO LTD→ SC765515 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| BALDERNOCK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST→ SC455704 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BANZA PROPERTY LTD→ SC864480 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Caledonia House
89 Seaward Street
Glasgow
G41 1HJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
LOUDON, Gavin Cameron→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 1991-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, George Greg→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-06-18 · resigned 1994-06-06
PARKHILL, Annie Lindsay→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-06-16 · resigned 2026-03-15
MACDONALDS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1994-06-06 · resigned 2013-02-25
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-02-25 · resigned 2021-06-16
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-06-18 · resigned 1991-06-18
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-06-18 · resigned 1991-06-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (91 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-16