8 AMBRA VALE EAST (BRISTOL) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06720157 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-10-10
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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year to Oct 2024
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-09
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  2. 2025-02-25
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  3. 2025-02-25
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-02-21
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    OXLEY, Cheryl Maria appointed
    director
  5. 2025-02-21
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    BENTLEY, Sarah resigned
    director
  6. 2024-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2023-03-01
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  8. 2022-07-14
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  9. 2022-02-02
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  10. 2021-07-30
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  11. 2020-09-03
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  12. 2019-07-29
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  13. 2019-06-10
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  14. 2019-06-07
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    PONTIN, Heather Elizabeth appointed
    director
  15. 2019-06-05
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-05-31
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    SOLOMAN, Gary Clarke resigned
    director
  17. 2019-01-25
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-09-06
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  19. 2018-07-18
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  20. 2018-04-23
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    PONTIN, Douglas Roger appointed
    director
  21. 2018-04-23
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    LAMB, Stephen Ernest Henry resigned
    director
  22. 2017-01-03
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    LOUNDS, Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 2017-01-03
    ➖
    LAMB, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2016-12-05
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    BENTLEY, Sarah appointed
    director
  25. 2016-12-05
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    CLIFFORD, Esther resigned
    director
  26. 2015-03-20
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    LAMB, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  27. 2014-09-01
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    CLIFFORD, Esther appointed
    director
  28. 2009-12-20
    ➕
    LAMB, Stephen Ernest Henry appointed
    director
  29. 2009-12-16
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    TRIGGLE, Sarah Joanne resigned
    director
  30. 2009-10-01
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    HOPES, Rebecca Louise resigned
    director
  31. 2008-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 8 AMBRA VALE EAST (BRISTOL) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  32. 2008-10-10
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    LOUNDS, Paul Tyrone appointed
    director
  33. 2008-10-10
    ➕
    HOPES, Rebecca Louise appointed
    director
  34. 2008-10-10
    ➕
    SOLOMAN, Gary Clarke appointed
    director
  35. 2008-10-10
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    TRIGGLE, Sarah Joanne appointed
    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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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
Mr Paul Tyrone Lounds
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence17/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Lambceased 03/01/2017· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

The Steps East Street
St. Briavels
Lydney
Gloucestershire
GL15 6TQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

LOUNDS, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOUNDS, Paul Tyrone→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OXLEY, Cheryl Maria→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PONTIN, Douglas Roger→
director · ~86y · appointed 2018-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PONTIN, Heather Elizabeth→
director · ~73y · appointed 2019-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMB, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-20 · resigned 2017-01-03
Resigned
BENTLEY, Sarah→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-12-05 · resigned 2025-02-21
Resigned
CLIFFORD, Esther→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2016-12-05
Resigned
HOPES, Rebecca Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-10-10 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
LAMB, Stephen Ernest Henry→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-12-20 · resigned 2018-04-23
Resigned
SOLOMAN, Gary Clarke→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-10-10 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
TRIGGLE, Sarah Joanne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-10-10 · resigned 2009-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-03