AMBITION COMMUNITY ENERGY C.I.C.
🏛️Establishedactive
11294351 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-04-05
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 4.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74901Environmental consulting activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.3y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-15➖ROUTLEDGE, Norman John resigneddirector
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-12📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-01-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: City Funds LP Operating Through Cf General Partner LTD
- 2022-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Thrive Renewables PLC
- 2021-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20➕SABIDO, Roger appointeddirector
- 2021-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-29➖HALL, Stephen George resigneddirector
- 2020-04-29➖ROBERTSON, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2018-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBITION COMMUNITY ENERGY C.I.C.
- 2018-04-05➕BRYANT, Marie appointeddirector
- 2018-04-05➕GARRAD, Andrew Douglas, Dr appointeddirector
- 2018-04-05➕PEPPER, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-04-05➕AMBITION LAWRENCE WESTON appointedcorporate-director
- 2018-04-05➕HALL, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2018-04-05➕ROBERTSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-04-05➕ROUTLEDGE, Norman John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Ambition Lawrence Weston is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️
Ambition Lawrence Weston
Corporate parent · board control
⬇
AMBITION COMMUNITY ENERGY C.I.C.
This company · 11294351
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambition Lawrence Weston Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 05/04/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Energy & utilities · BS postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEC PROJECTS ONE LTD→ 15152635 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BF16D BHF SOLAR LIMITED→ 13352424 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BOX CLEARANCE LTD→ 14118661 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BPUWL 29 LIMITED→ 14917678 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRISTOL & BATH SERVICES LTD→ 11308225 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BRISTOL EXPRESS RUBBISH CLEARANCE LTD→ 15244004 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRISTOL R C LIMITED→ 10136675 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BRISTOL WASTE CLEARANCE LIMITED→ 06308856 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| BROADCROFT CONSULTANTS LTD.→ 10234999 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CABBOT CLEAN UP LTD→ 16275923 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CARDIFF AIR CONDITIONING LTD→ 16694356 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARLOGGAS SOLAR PARK LIMITED→ 08529827 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2018-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Ambition House 2 Stile Acres
Lawrence Weston
Bristol
City Of Bristol
BS11 0PZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
BRYANT, Marie→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARRAD, Andrew Douglas, Dr→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2018-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEPPER, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SABIDO, Roger→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2021-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AMBITION LAWRENCE WESTON→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2018-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2018-04-05 · resigned 2020-04-29
ROBERTSON, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-04-05 · resigned 2020-04-29
ROUTLEDGE, Norman John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-04-05 · resigned 2025-11-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | City Funds LP Operating Through Cf General Partner City Funds LP Operating Through Cf General Partner LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/03/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Thrive Renewables Thrive Renewables PLC | A registered charge | 4 properties | 31/03/2022 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-12
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07