A.S. NEWBOULD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01055095 · ltd · incorporated 1972-05-19

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 16290

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 52.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 52.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	9	1000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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accounts · AA
2024-08-22
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officers · TM01
2024-08-17
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NEWBOULD, Valerie resigned
director
2024-07-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-24
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officers · CH01
2024-07-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-27
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accounts · AA
2024-02-26
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NEWBOULD, Phillip appointed
secretary
2024-02-26
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NEWBOULD, Valerie resigned
secretary
2024-02-26
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-26
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-21
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-21
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-21
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-21
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-02-21
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-02-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-01-27
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accounts · AA
2019-02-22
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accounts · AA
2015-01-02
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NEWBOULD, Colin resigned
director
2012-05-31
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Charge satisfied #4
2007-06-01
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NEWBOULD, Daniel Adrian appointed
director
2007-06-01
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NEWBOULD, Stewart Paul appointed
director
2003-06-01
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NEWBOULD, Colin appointed
director
2003-02-13
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Charge satisfied #6
2002-03-25
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2001-05-31
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BESTWICK, Edward John resigned
director
1998-02-01
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BESTWICK, Edward John appointed
director
1995-06-01
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NEWBOULD, Philip appointed
director
1988-07-01
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Forward Trust Limited
1986-10-29
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1986-10-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited.
1984-08-03
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1981-10-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1973-08-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1972-05-19
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Company incorporated
As A.S. NEWBOULD LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NEWBOULD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Stewart Newbould Individual · British · DOB 07/1944 · age 82	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	13/07/2016
Mrs Valerie Newbould Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	13/07/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1972-05-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC16290 — SIC 16290

Registered office

19 Tarran Way West Tarran Way Industrial Estate

Moreton

Wirral

Merseyside

CH46 4TT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-27

Last: 2025-07-13