AMBLESIDE TREE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04460471 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-13

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£31.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02400

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £31,504

Net assets shrinking

Down £132 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£32k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£27k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£32.4k	£36.1k
Current assets	£27.3k	£24.3k
Net assets	£31.5k	£31.6k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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2022-03-16
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2021-03-23
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2020-03-25
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2019-03-21
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2018-03-28
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2017-07-17
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2017-07-17
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2017-03-16
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2016-07-04
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2016-03-23
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2015-06-29
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2015-03-26
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2008-10-31
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PRICKETT, Susan Edith appointed
secretary
2008-10-31
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PRICKETT, Susan Edith appointed
director
2008-10-31
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PRICKETT, Stephanie resigned
secretary
2008-10-31
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PRICKETT, David resigned
director
2002-06-13
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Company incorporated
As AMBLESIDE TREE SERVICES LIMITED
2002-06-13
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PRICKETT, Allan appointed
director
2002-06-13
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PRICKETT, Stephanie appointed
secretary
2002-06-13
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-13
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-13
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PRICKETT, David appointed
director
2002-06-13
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-06-13
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Allan Prickett Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest	01/01/2017
Mrs Susan Edith Prickett Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/01/2017

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

Incorporated2002-06-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Stockghyll Cottage

Stockghyll Lane

Ambleside

Cumbria

LA22 0QY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-27

Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PRICKETT, Susan Edith→

secretary · appointed 2008-10-31

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Active

PRICKETT, Allan→

director · ~68y · appointed 2002-06-13

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Active

PRICKETT, Susan Edith→

director · ~66y · appointed 2008-10-31

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Active

PRICKETT, Stephanie→

secretary · appointed 2002-06-13 · resigned 2008-10-31

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-13 · resigned 2002-06-13

Resigned

PRICKETT, David→

director · ~75y · appointed 2002-06-13 · resigned 2008-10-31

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-13 · resigned 2002-06-13

Resigned

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