AMBLEFORD LTD

🌳Matureactive
09440845 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-28

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-11-22
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  4. 2023-11-15
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  5. 2023-04-17
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-04-04
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    BRADSHAW, Emily Charlotte appointed
    director
  7. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBLEFORD LTD
  18. 2015-02-16
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    BRADSHAW, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Bradshaw
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Ambleford Cottage Lamberhurst Quarter
Lamberhurst
Tunbridge Wells
TN3 8AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last made up to: 2025-08-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRADSHAW, Emily Charlotte→
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-04
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Active
BRADSHAW, James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-02-16
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-26