AMBULAVI LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12402015 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-14
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47791
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees100100

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
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-09-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-17
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  13. 2020-03-17
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  14. 2020-03-17
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  15. 2020-03-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-03-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-03-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  18. 2020-03-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2020-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBULAVI LIMITED
  20. 2020-01-14
    BEDFORD, Lorraine Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2020-01-14
    WAKEFORD, Antony Clive appointed
    director
  22. 2020-01-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2020-03-17: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Lorraine Mary Bedford
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/01/2020
Mr Antony Clive Wakeford
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47791 — SIC 47791

Registered office

47 Melvill Road
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 4DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BEDFORD, Lorraine Mary
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-01-14
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WAKEFORD, Antony Clive
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-01-14
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Recent filings (25 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15