AMBROSE NURSERY LTD

🌳Matureactive
04388429 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£362.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £362,556
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£276k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£363k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£479k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£96k£192k£288k£384k£479kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£364.1k£315.0k
Current assets£479.5k£429.0k
Cash£275.8k£225.3k
Debtors£202.9k£202.9k
Net assets£362.6k£314.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-01
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    BARRY-(JUNIOR), Peter appointed
    director
  13. 2018-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-04-27
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    BARRY, Claire appointed
    director
  16. 2018-04-27
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    BARRY JNR, Peter resigned
    director
  17. 2018-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-04-10
    ➕
    FOX, Jason Michael appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-04-10
    ➖
    DUCKWORTH, Barry resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-04-10
    ➖
    DUCKWORTH, Barry resigned
    director
  22. 2007-03-08
    ➖
    BARRY, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-03-08
    ➕
    DUCKWORTH, Barry appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    BARRY JNR, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    BARRY, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    BARRY, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-03-12
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    DUCKWORTH, Barry appointed
    director
  29. 2002-03-12
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBROSE NURSERY LTD
  31. 2002-03-06
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-03-06
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Peter Barry
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Prince Charlie Street
Derker
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL1 4HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

FOX, Jason Michael→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRY, Claire→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRY, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRY-(JUNIOR), Peter→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRY, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-12 · resigned 2007-03-08
Resigned
DUCKWORTH, Barry→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2008-04-10
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-06 · resigned 2002-03-12
Resigned
BARRY JNR, Peter→
director · ~46y · appointed 2003-08-07 · resigned 2018-04-27
Resigned
DUCKWORTH, Barry→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-03-12 · resigned 2008-04-10
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-06 · resigned 2002-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08