ASHRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01468514 · ltd · incorporated 1979-12-24

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 26511

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 20.3y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

157 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	15	1200

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

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4 signals 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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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accounts · AA
2026-01-08
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officers · TM01
2026-01-07
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BURNETT, Mark John resigned
director
2026-01-05
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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HIBBEN, Terence John resigned
director
2025-05-22
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officers · AP01
2025-05-20
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HIBBEN, Terence John appointed
director
2025-02-28
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accounts · AA
2025-02-10
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officers · AP01
2025-02-10
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officers · AP01
2025-02-01
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HOOK, Daniel James appointed
director
2025-02-01
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WYATT, Jacqueline Kensall appointed
director
2024-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
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officers · TM01
2023-02-09
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NICHOLS, Samantha resigned
director
2022-05-31
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COLE, Simon Jonathan resigned
director
2022-05-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-03-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-05
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accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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officers · CH01
2021-10-27
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officers · CH01
2021-10-27
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2021-10-27
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2021-10-27
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2021-10-27
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2021-06-11
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HAMER, Keith William resigned
director
2021-01-18
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ELLISON, Paula appointed
director
2019-02-06
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NICHOLS, Samantha appointed
director
2018-12-20
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BURNETT, Mark John appointed
director
2016-01-01
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HAMER, Keith William appointed
director
2015-10-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2015-05-21
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WYATT, Roy appointed
director
2015-05-21
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ORCHARD, Jennifer Wendy resigned
secretary
2015-05-21
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COLE, Simon Jonathan appointed
director
2015-05-21
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ORCHARD, Alan resigned
director
2015-05-21
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ORCHARD, Jennifer Wendy resigned
director
2012-11-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2006-02-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2001-05-11
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HUGHES, Stephen Timothy, Doctor resigned
director
1993-12-31
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ORCHARD, Jennifer Wendy appointed
secretary
1993-12-31
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TANN, Patrick Harry resigned
secretary
1993-12-31
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HUGHES, Stephen Timothy, Doctor appointed
director
1993-12-31
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ORCHARD, Jennifer Wendy appointed
director
1993-12-31
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TANN, Margaret resigned
director
1993-12-31
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TANN, Patrick Harry resigned
director
1979-12-24
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Company incorporated
As ASHRIDGE ENGINEERING 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 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BURNETT, Mark John resigned 2026-01-07; HIBBEN, Terence John resigned 2025-12-31

Group structure

Seiche Water Technology Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Seiche Water Technology Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ASHRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITED

This company · 01468514

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Seiche Water Technology Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/05/2017
Mr Roy Wyatt Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Seiche Limitedceased 30/05/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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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

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-12-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC26511 — SIC 26511

Registered office

Bradworthy Industrial Estate Langdon Road

Bradworthy

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 7SF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-20

Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

ELLISON, Paula→

director · ~52y · appointed 2021-01-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOOK, Daniel James→

director · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-01

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Active

WYATT, Jacqueline Kensall→

director · ~68y · appointed 2025-02-01

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Active

WYATT, Roy→

director · ~76y · appointed 2015-05-21

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Active

ORCHARD, Jennifer Wendy→

secretary · appointed 1993-12-31 · resigned 2015-05-21

Resigned

TANN, Patrick Harry→

secretary · resigned 1993-12-31

Resigned

BURNETT, Mark John→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-12-20 · resigned 2026-01-07

Resigned

COLE, Simon Jonathan→

director · ~71y · appointed 2015-05-21 · resigned 2022-05-31

Resigned

HAMER, Keith William→

director · ~76y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2021-06-11

Resigned

HIBBEN, Terence John→

director · ~67y · appointed 2025-05-20 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

HUGHES, Stephen Timothy, Doctor→

director · ~72y · appointed 1993-12-31 · resigned 2001-05-11

Resigned

NICHOLS, Samantha→

director · ~54y · appointed 2019-02-06 · resigned 2023-02-09

Resigned

ORCHARD, Alan→

director · ~79y · resigned 2015-05-21

Resigned

ORCHARD, Jennifer Wendy→

director · ~77y · appointed 1993-12-31 · resigned 2015-05-21

Resigned

TANN, Margaret→

director · ~97y · resigned 1993-12-31

Resigned

TANN, Patrick Harry→

director · ~100y · resigned 1993-12-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	23/10/2015	—
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	24/02/2006	05/11/2012

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Recent filings (157 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-05

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-05-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-02-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-02-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-02-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-05-31