ASHTON KEYNES VINTAGE RESTORATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01206947 · ltd · incorporated 1975-04-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 39.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£311.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29320
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 39.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 39.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £311,346
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£256k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£311k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£414k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£83k£165k£248k£331k£414kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£311.3k£309.0k
Current assets£413.5k£400.7k
Cash£255.7k£181.0k
Debtors£154.4k£216.2k
Net assets£311.3k£309.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-25
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-07-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-07-23
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    TREVELYAN, Piers Calverley Charles appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-09
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-10
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-04-10
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-03-26
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  15. 2019-03-26
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    capital · SH19
  16. 2019-03-19
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    AMES, Andrew James David appointed
    director
  17. 2019-02-22
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  18. 2019-02-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2017-06-26
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    SHARP, Oliver Rufus resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-22
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    SHARP, Oliver Rufus appointed
    director
  21. 2009-09-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 1987-04-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  23. 1975-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHTON KEYNES VINTAGE RESTORATIONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: 2019-02-22: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arthur Keith Bowley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1940 · age 86
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Oliver Rufus Sharpceased 26/06/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1975-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29320 — SIC 29320

Registered office

Church Farm
Ashton Keynes
Wilts
SN6 6QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

BOWLEY, Arthur Keith→
secretary
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Active
AMES, Andrew James David→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-03-19
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Active
BOWLEY, Arthur Keith→
director · ~86y
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Active
BOWLEY, Valerie→
director · ~80y
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Active
TREVELYAN, Piers Calverley Charles→
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-07-23
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Active
SHARP, Oliver Rufus→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-01-22 · resigned 2017-06-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/09/2009—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property06/04/1987—
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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18