AMBLEWATER LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10896355 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.6y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
24 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-24➕STEEL, Kevin James appointeddirector
- 2026-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-23➖DONKIN, Sean Lee resigneddirector
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-15📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-15📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-07-29📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2025-07-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-28📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2025-07-28⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2025-07-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-28➖BENTLEY, Kate resigneddirector
- 2025-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-09-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-09-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-01-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-27➖EDWARDS, Alexander Paul resigneddirector
- 2023-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-10-11📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-10-02➕BERNHOEFT, Joseph Matthew appointeddirector
- 2022-11-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Security Trustee
- 2022-02-11➕STEWART, Louise Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11➖HEWITT, Jason Reid resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-11➕BENTLEY, Kate appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11➕DONKIN, Sean Lee appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11➕EDWARDS, Alexander Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11➖HEWITT, Andrew Martin resigneddirector
- 2022-02-11➖HEWITT, Brian resigneddirector
- 2022-02-11➖HEWITT, Christine Anne resigneddirector
- 2022-02-11➖HEWITT, Jason Reid resigneddirector
- 2017-08-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBLEWATER LTD
- 2017-08-02➕HEWITT, Jason Reid appointedsecretary
- 2017-08-02➕HEWITT, Andrew Martin appointeddirector
- 2017-08-02➕HEWITT, Brian appointeddirector
- 2017-08-02➕HEWITT, Christine Anne appointeddirector
- 2017-08-02➕HEWITT, Jason Reid appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-07-28: legacy
Group structure
Inn Collection Bidco 2 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Inn Collection Bidco 2 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AMBLEWATER LTD
This company · 10896355
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inn Collection Bidco 2 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/02/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jason Reid Hewittceased 11/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Christine Anne Hewittceased 03/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Andrew Martin Hewittceased 11/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Inn Collection Group 3rd Floor, Q5
Quorum Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE12 8BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
BERNHOEFT, Joseph Matthew→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEEL, Kevin James→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2026-04-24
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STEWART, Louise Jane→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-02-11
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HEWITT, Jason Reid→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2022-02-11
BENTLEY, Kate→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-02-11 · resigned 2025-02-28
DONKIN, Sean Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-02-11 · resigned 2025-12-23
EDWARDS, Alexander Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-02-11 · resigned 2023-10-27
HEWITT, Andrew Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2022-02-11
HEWITT, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2022-02-11
HEWITT, Christine Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2022-02-11
HEWITT, Jason Reid→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2022-02-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 17/11/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-15
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-15
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-07-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-29
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-07-28
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-07-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-12