ASHMARDEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00466772 · ltd · incorporated 1949-04-04
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 45.9y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (9 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
143 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-07🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-03➕OLLIFF-LEE, Timothy Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-22🔒Charge registered #10Lender: R & H Trust Co (Bvi) LTD
- 2012-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2012-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2008-09-22🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Claudia Langmead
- 2008-09-22🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Melanie Jenkins
- 2008-09-22🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Patricia Langmead
- 2008-09-22🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Olivia Langmead
- 2008-09-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Victoria Langmead
- 2006-10-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Mclagan Investments Limited
- 2006-10-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Mclagan Investments Limited
- 2003-06-12➖LANGMEAD, Jean Drummond resigneddirector
- 2003-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2003-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-03-01➕JENKINS, Melanie appointeddirector
- 2003-03-01➕LANGMEAD, Claudia appointeddirector
- 2003-03-01➕LANGMEAD, Olivia appointeddirector
- 2003-03-01➕LANGMEAD, Victoria appointeddirector
- 1996-08-28➕FIELDER, John Robert appointeddirector
- 1994-12-12➖ELLAM, Julia Drummond resigneddirector
- 1993-06-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1991-07-03➕LANGMEAD, Jean Drummond appointeddirector
- 1991-07-02➖LANGMEAD, Leslie James resigneddirector
- 1980-06-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
- 1949-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHMARDEN LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 77 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1949-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
40 Holborn Viaduct
London
EC1N 2PZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (9 active · 3 resigned)
Active
FIELDER, John Robert→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1996-08-28
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JENKINS, Melanie→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2003-03-01
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LANGMEAD, Claudia→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-03-01
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Active
LANGMEAD, Olivia→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2003-03-01
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Active
LANGMEAD, Victoria→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2003-03-01
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OLLIFF-LEE, Timothy Michael→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-03
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ELLAM, Julia Drummond→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1994-12-12
LANGMEAD, Jean Drummond→
Resigneddirector · ~112y · appointed 1991-07-03 · resigned 2003-06-12
LANGMEAD, Leslie James→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1991-07-02
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
5
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | R & H Trust Co (Bvi) / R & H Trust Co (Guernsey) R & H Trust Co (Bvi) LTD / R & H Trust Co (Guernsey) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2016 | 07/06/2023 | |
| outstanding | Claudia Langmead | Legal charge | 2 properties | 22/09/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Melanie Jenkins | Legal charge | 3 properties | 22/09/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Patricia Langmead | Legal charge | 2 properties | 22/09/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Olivia Langmead | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/09/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Victoria Langmead | Legal charge | 2 properties | 22/09/2008 | — | |
| satisfied | Mclagan Investments Mclagan Investments Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 20/10/2006 | 21/04/2012 | |
| satisfied | Mclagan Investments Mclagan Investments Limited | A charge in the terms of the lloyd's american instrument 1995 (general business for corporate members) (the american instrument) itself constituted by an instrument dated 31 july 1995 | 1 property | 20/10/2006 | 21/04/2012 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/06/1993 | 26/03/2003 | |
| satisfied | Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. | Legal charge pursuant to an order of court | 1 property | 06/06/1980 | 26/03/2003 |
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Recent filings (143 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13