ARDENT LAW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07735242 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-10
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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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£48.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £47,975
Net assets shrinking
Down £93,929 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£48k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£146k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£38k£77k£115k£153k£192kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£88.7k£149.7k
Current assets£146.4k£191.8k
Cash£14.8k£31.9k
Debtors£92.2k£107.9k
Net assets£48.0k£141.9k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-05-28
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  3. 2023-11-23
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  4. 2023-06-22
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  5. 2023-03-08
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  6. 2022-05-27
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  7. 2021-06-08
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  8. 2020-06-02
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  9. 2019-06-20
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  10. 2018-06-07
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  11. 2017-06-13
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  12. 2016-06-30
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  13. 2015-08-27
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  14. 2015-06-29
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  15. 2014-08-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-09-01
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    DULKOAN, Kirenjeet appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-09-01
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    MASON, Deborah resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-09-01
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    MASON, Deborah resigned
    director
  19. 2011-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDENT LAW LIMITED
  20. 2011-08-10
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    BAMFORTH, Dianna Tracey appointed
    director
  21. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    DULKOAN, Kirenjeet appointed
    director
  22. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    MASON, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    MASON, Deborah appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dianna Tracey Bamforth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Kirenjeet Dulkoan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
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
Incorporated2011-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

4 Maple House Wykeham Road, Northminster Business Park
Upper Poppleton
York
North Yorkshire
YO26 6QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DULKOAN, Kirenjeet→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-01
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Active
BAMFORTH, Dianna Tracey→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DULKOAN, Kirenjeet→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASON, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-10 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned
MASON, Deborah→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-08-10 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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2026-03-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
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accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-12