ASHTON COURT MANAGEMENT (TAUNTON) LIMITED

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01187463 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1974-10-16
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
37 officers (3 active, 37 linked, 27 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
168 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,612
Net assets shrinking
Down £75 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£865
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£337£675£1k£1k£2kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.6k£1.7k
Current assets£865£803
Net assets£1.6k£1.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-15
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  3. 2024-10-24
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  4. 2024-10-16
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    ZORZI, Antony resigned
    director
  5. 2024-06-21
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  6. 2024-06-20
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    NOTARO, Joseph appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-31
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  8. 2023-08-30
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  9. 2023-08-30
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  10. 2023-03-02
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  11. 2022-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2021-05-17
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  14. 2020-08-28
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  15. 2020-05-28
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  16. 2019-08-30
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    GOUGH, Deborah Helen Mary resigned
    director
  17. 2019-03-28
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  18. 2018-04-23
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  19. 2017-06-19
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  20. 2016-12-13
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    GOUGH, Deborah Helen Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-01
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    ALPHA HOUSING SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2016-09-01
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    BANFIELD, James resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-06-01
    ➖
    BRINKLEY, Christine Anne resigned
    director
  24. 2015-11-01
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    BANFIELD, James appointed
    secretary
  25. 2015-11-01
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    HUTTER, Marion resigned
    secretary
  26. 2013-11-06
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    BRINKLEY, Christine Anne appointed
    director
  27. 2011-06-15
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    FOXWELL, Martin David resigned
    director
  28. 2010-07-08
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    AHUJA, Palvinder appointed
    director
  29. 2009-06-03
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    FOXWELL, Martin David appointed
    director
  30. 2009-06-03
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    PRIEST, Sheila Mary resigned
    director
  31. 2009-06-03
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    WILLMOT, Una Beryl resigned
    director
  32. 2007-06-13
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    ZORZI, Antony appointed
    director
  33. 2007-06-06
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    CORNISH, Beatrice Mary resigned
    director
  34. 2005-04-30
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    HEWITT, Anthony Paul resigned
    director
  35. 2004-10-14
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    HUTTER, Marion appointed
    secretary
  36. 2004-10-14
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    STAGG, Robert Leslie resigned
    secretary
  37. 2004-10-14
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    CORNISH, Beatrice Mary appointed
    director
  38. 2004-08-30
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    JOHNSON, Doris Mabel resigned
    director
  39. 2003-11-12
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    HEWITT, Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  40. 2003-07-18
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    HEWITT, Anthony Paul resigned
    director
  41. 2003-07-18
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    JOHNSON, Doris Mabel appointed
    director
  42. 2003-01-15
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    WILLMOT, Una Beryl appointed
    director
  43. 2002-12-23
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    CORNISH, Beatrice Mary resigned
    director
  44. 2002-08-22
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    CORNISH, Beatrice Mary appointed
    director
  45. 2002-07-22
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    CORNISH, John resigned
    director
  46. 2001-05-14
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    CLARK, Ian resigned
    director
  47. 2001-05-10
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    HEWITT, Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  48. 2000-11-01
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    GOODMAN, Clara Doreen resigned
    director
  49. 2000-11-01
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    PRIEST, Sheila Mary appointed
    director
  50. 2000-08-26
    ➖
    LEWIS, Vera Elizabeth Joan resigned
    secretary
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Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1974-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1st Floor, 1 Chartfield House
Castle Street
Taunton
TA1 4AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (3 active · 34 resigned)

ALPHA HOUSING SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-09-01
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Active
AHUJA, Palvinder→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-07-08
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Active
NOTARO, Joseph→
director · ~74y · appointed 2024-06-20
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Active
BANFIELD, James→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
DAVIES, Diane Mary→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-10 · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned
GOODMAN, Clara Doreen→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 1997-06-05
Resigned
HOLT, Betty→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-27 · resigned 1996-07-01
Resigned
HUTTER, Marion→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
LEWIS, Carol Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-17 · resigned 1999-07-21
Resigned
LEWIS, Vera Elizabeth Joan→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-14 · resigned 2000-08-26
Resigned
PRIEST, Sheila Mary→
secretary · resigned 1994-07-27
Resigned
STAGG, Robert Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-26 · resigned 2004-10-14
Resigned
BRINKLEY, Christine Anne→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-11-06 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned
BRYDON, Eileen May→
director · ~116y · appointed 1995-05-04 · resigned 1998-03-30
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Kathleen Beatrice→
director · ~102y · appointed 1998-06-10 · resigned 1998-06-17
Resigned
CLARK, Ian→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-08-26 · resigned 2001-05-14
Resigned
CLATWORTHY, Barbara Jean→
director · ~80y · resigned 1995-05-04
Resigned
CORNISH, Beatrice Mary→
director · ~88y · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2007-06-06
Resigned
CORNISH, Beatrice Mary→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2002-12-23
Resigned
CORNISH, John→
director · ~85y · appointed 1999-07-26 · resigned 2002-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (168 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31