ARTHUR ASHMORE (TAILORS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01403914 · ltd · incorporated 1978-12-06
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£27.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other men's outerwear
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 46.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 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
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £27,727
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,287 YoY
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£28k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.7k | £50.0k |
| Current assets | £23.1k | £28.6k |
| Cash | £21.1k | £26.4k |
| Debtors | £90 | £90 |
| Net assets | £27.7k | £50.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1980-10-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1980-05-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1978-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTHUR ASHMORE (TAILORS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Hodgetts Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Ann Hodgetts Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14131 — Manufacture of other men's outerwear
Registered office
28/29 Southalls Lane
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1UJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/10/1980 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 2 properties | 13/05/1980 | — |
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Recent filings (85 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-14