AMBIANCE DEVELOPMENTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08852972 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-20
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
35 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees400400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-30
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    BENNETT, Cody Samuel resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-30
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    CLARE, Robyn Louise resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-01
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-09-24
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    BENNETT, Cody Samuel appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-31
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    CLARE, Robyn Louise appointed
    director
  13. 2021-08-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-01-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2018-01-11
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-01-01
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    BENNETT, Elizabeth Frances appointed
    director
  21. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBIANCE DEVELOPMENTS LTD
  23. 2014-01-20
    ➕
    BENNETT, Arthur Vincent appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 78 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BENNETT, Cody Samuel resigned 2025-11-30; CLARE, Robyn Louise resigned 2025-11-30

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arthur Vincent Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Frances Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2018

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
Incorporated2014-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

13 Langdale Road
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3WJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BENNETT, Arthur Vincent→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-01-20
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Active
BENNETT, Elizabeth Frances→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-01-01
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Active
BENNETT, Cody Samuel→
director · ~26y · appointed 2021-09-24 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
CLARE, Robyn Louise→
director · ~30y · appointed 2021-08-31 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29