AMBLESIDE MOTOR LAUNCH CO. LTD

🌳Matureactive

08516000 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-03

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (8 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-05-11
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officers · CH01
2026-05-10
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-21
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officers · RP04AP01
2025-10-03
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accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-02-23
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officers · TM01
2024-02-21
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COWHERD, Thomas Richard resigned
director
2023-08-21
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accounts · AA
2022-08-03
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2021-08-13
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2020-12-02
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2019-09-13
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2018-10-11
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2017-09-18
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2016-10-10
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2016-05-26
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2015-01-21
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SIMON, Andrew James appointed
secretary
2015-01-21
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BROCKBANK, Allan resigned
director
2013-05-20
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FALLOWFIELD, Ernest George appointed
director
2013-05-20
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MICKLETHWAITE, Leslie appointed
director
2013-05-20
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SIMON, Andrew James appointed
director
2013-05-20
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THOMPSON, James Roy appointed
director
2013-05-20
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WOODBURN, John appointed
director
2013-05-20
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BROCKBANK, Allan appointed
director
2013-05-20
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COWHERD, Thomas Richard appointed
director
2013-05-03
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Company incorporated
As AMBLESIDE MOTOR LAUNCH CO. LTD
2013-05-03
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BEWLEY, William John appointed
director
2013-05-03
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WILKINSON, Nigel appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AMBLESIDE MOTOR LAUNCH CO. LTD

This company · 08516000

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-05-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Winander House

Glebe Road

Bowness-On-Windermere

Cumbria

LA23 3HE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-17

Last: 2026-05-03