A. LAMBERT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02972596 · ltd · incorporated 1994-09-30
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 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.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,563

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£913£2k£3k£4k£5kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£4.6k£3.9k
Current assets£3.8k£3.1k
Net assets£4.6k£3.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-23
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  3. 2024-04-14
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  4. 2023-04-30
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  5. 2022-04-28
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  6. 2021-05-01
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  7. 2020-04-29
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  8. 2019-05-08
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  9. 2018-04-30
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  10. 2017-04-28
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  11. 2016-05-08
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-15
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  13. 2015-05-12
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-10-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-05-01
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-04-06
    LAMBERT, Lydia Felicity appointed
    director
  17. 2012-04-06
    LAMBERT, Garnet William resigned
    director
  18. 2012-01-23
    LAMBERT, Piers William Garnet appointed
    director
  19. 2012-01-23
    LAMBERT, Dorothy Mary resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-01-23
    LAMBERT, Dorothy Mary resigned
    director
  21. 1994-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A. LAMBERT LIMITED
  22. 1994-09-30
    LAMBERT, Dorothy Mary appointed
    secretary
  23. 1994-09-30
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1994-09-30
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1994-09-30
    LAMBERT, Dorothy Mary appointed
    director
  26. 1994-09-30
    LAMBERT, Garnet William appointed
    director
  27. 1994-09-30
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1994-09-30
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

89/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LAMBERT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Piers William Garnet Lambert
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Lydia Felicity Lambert
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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6 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Highcliff Shripple Lane
Winterslow
Salisbury
SP5 1PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LAMBERT, Lydia Felicity
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-04-06
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Active
LAMBERT, Piers William Garnet
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-23
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Active
LAMBERT, Dorothy Mary
secretary · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 2012-01-23
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned
LAMBERT, Dorothy Mary
director · ~88y · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 2012-01-23
Resigned
LAMBERT, Garnet William
director · ~89y · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 2012-04-06
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-08