AMPERSAND LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC758753 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 | 1000 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24➖MELBARRY ACCOUNTANTS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-02-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AMPERSAND LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST LTD
- 2023-02-14➕CAREY, Lewis Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-02-14➕RALPH, Stuart James appointeddirector
- 2023-02-14➕MELBARRY ACCOUNTANTS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-02-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stuart James Ralph Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/02/2023 |
Mr Lewis Robert Carey Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/02/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Midlothian Innovation Centre
Pentlandfield
Roslin
Midlothian
EH25 9RE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CAREY, Lewis Robert→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RALPH, Stuart James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELBARRY ACCOUNTANTS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-02-14 · resigned 2025-02-24
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-14