AMBROSE COURT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (LEYLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04553517 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-04
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 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.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,061

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£10.6k
Current assets£10.6k
Net assets£10.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-06-25
    ➕
    SARGESON, Jane appointed
    director
  11. 2020-06-25
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    DE GROOT, Maureen resigned
    director
  12. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-03-02
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    FORSHAW, Irene resigned
    director
  18. 2018-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-13
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    DE GROOT, Maureen appointed
    director
  20. 2016-07-25
    ➕
    SUMNER, Lynn appointed
    secretary
  21. 2016-07-25
    ➖
    CLARKE, Gillian Anne resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-07-03
    ➕
    SUMNER, Lynn appointed
    director
  23. 2014-07-03
    ➖
    DOBSON, Joyce resigned
    director
  24. 2014-07-03
    ➖
    RIGBY, Barbara resigned
    director
  25. 2014-07-03
    ➖
    VALENTINE, Judith Anne resigned
    director
  26. 2009-04-15
    ➕
    RIGBY, Barbara appointed
    director
  27. 2009-03-17
    ➖
    HENDRICKSON, Marian resigned
    director
  28. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    JONES, Douglas Kirkham resigned
    director
  29. 2006-07-17
    ➖
    LAW, Derek resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-07-17
    ➖
    LAW, Derek resigned
    director
  31. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Gillian Anne appointed
    secretary
  32. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    VALENTINE, Judith Anne appointed
    director
  33. 2006-02-10
    ➖
    GOODWIN, John Frisby resigned
    director
  34. 2002-10-15
    ➕
    LAW, Derek appointed
    secretary
  35. 2002-10-15
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2002-10-15
    ➕
    DOBSON, Joyce appointed
    director
  37. 2002-10-15
    ➕
    FORSHAW, Irene appointed
    director
  38. 2002-10-15
    ➕
    GOODWIN, John Frisby appointed
    director
  39. 2002-10-15
    ➕
    HENDRICKSON, Marian appointed
    director
  40. 2002-10-15
    ➕
    JONES, Douglas Kirkham appointed
    director
  41. 2002-10-15
    ➕
    LAW, Derek appointed
    director
  42. 2002-10-15
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2002-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBROSE COURT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (LEYLAND) LIMITED
  44. 2002-10-04
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2002-10-04
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
Ms Lynn Sumner
Individual · British · DOB 11/1944 · age 82
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Irene Forshaw (Deceased)ceased 02/03/2018· significant influence

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
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

63 Moss Lane
Leyland
Preston
Lancashire
PR25 4XA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

SUMNER, Lynn→
secretary · appointed 2016-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SARGESON, Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUMNER, Lynn→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Gillian Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2016-07-25
Resigned
LAW, Derek→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-15 · resigned 2006-07-17
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-04 · resigned 2002-10-15
Resigned
DE GROOT, Maureen→
director · ~84y · appointed 2017-04-13 · resigned 2020-06-25
Resigned
DOBSON, Joyce→
director · ~94y · appointed 2002-10-15 · resigned 2014-07-03
Resigned
FORSHAW, Irene→
director · ~96y · appointed 2002-10-15 · resigned 2018-03-02
Resigned
GOODWIN, John Frisby→
director · ~100y · appointed 2002-10-15 · resigned 2006-02-10
Resigned
HENDRICKSON, Marian→
director · ~101y · appointed 2002-10-15 · resigned 2009-03-17
Resigned
JONES, Douglas Kirkham→
director · ~102y · appointed 2002-10-15 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
LAW, Derek→
director · ~96y · appointed 2002-10-15 · resigned 2006-07-17
Resigned
RIGBY, Barbara→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-04-15 · resigned 2014-07-03
Resigned
VALENTINE, Judith Anne→
director · ~85y · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2014-07-03
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-04 · resigned 2002-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-26