ASTON DOWN FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01538013 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1981-01-09

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 42.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£516.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 91). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.5y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 42.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

40 officers (6 active, 40 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

174 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £516,902

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£517k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£5k

↓ 52% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£747.2k	£746.7k
Current assets	£5.0k	£10.5k
Net assets	£516.9k	£512.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (95 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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GILES, Adrian Clifford appointed
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2025-05-27
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GILES, Adrian Clifford resigned
director
2025-05-27
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2025-03-23
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2025-01-18
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LAWRENCE, Douglas Anthony appointed
director
2025-01-18
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BANKS, Roger resigned
director
2024-06-04
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GILES, Adrian Clifford appointed
secretary
2024-01-27
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THACKRAY, Stuart appointed
director
2024-01-27
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BIRLISON, Frank Gordon Thomas resigned
secretary
2024-01-27
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BIRLISON, Frank Gordon Thomas resigned
director
2023-06-28
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2023-02-03
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2023-01-28
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GODDING, Christopher appointed
director
2023-01-28
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GILES, Adrian Clifford appointed
director
2023-01-28
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LAZENBY, Paul resigned
director
2023-01-28
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ROBERTS, David Geoffrey resigned
director
2022-08-26
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2022-06-29
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2022-05-24
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2022-05-24
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2022-05-14
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BANKS, Roger appointed
director
2022-05-14
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FLEWELLING, Andrew resigned
director
2021-06-25
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2020-01-25
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BANKS, Roger resigned
director
2020-01-25
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FLEWELLING, Andrew appointed
director
2020-01-25
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GILES, Adrian Clifford resigned
director
2020-01-25
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ROBERTS, David Geoffrey appointed
director
2018-06-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-03-31
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ROBERTS, David Geoffrey resigned
director
2018-02-10
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BANKS, Roger appointed
director
2017-02-28
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GILES, Adrian Clifford appointed
director
2017-02-28
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GOUGH, Christopher Graham resigned
director
2014-01-18
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GOUGH, Christopher Graham appointed
director
2014-01-18
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LAZENBY, Paul appointed
director
2014-01-18
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LOMAS, Eric John resigned
director
2014-01-18
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ROBERTS, David Geoffrey appointed
director
2014-01-18
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TUCKER, Darrel resigned
director
2014-01-18
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WIGFIELD, Miles, Dr resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-01

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1981-01-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Control Tower Aston Down Airfield

Cowcombe Lane

Chalford,Nr.Stroud

Glos

GL6 8HR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-01OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-18