ANDREW TAMBLIN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05759773 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-28
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-18
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    TAMBLIN, Karen appointed
    director
  11. 2018-12-18
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-18
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-04-03
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  18. 2006-04-03
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  19. 2006-04-01
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    TAMBLIN, Karen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-04-01
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    TAMBLIN, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW TAMBLIN LIMITED
  22. 2006-03-28
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-03-28
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TAMBLIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mrs Karen Tamblin
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/12/2018
Mr Andrew Tamblin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

23 Willow Drive
Kendal
LA9 6AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

TAMBLIN, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-01
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Active
TAMBLIN, Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-04-01
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Active
TAMBLIN, Karen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-12-18
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2006-04-03
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2006-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06