ASHDAY (1986) LIMITED
📈Growthactive
02014751 · ltd · incorporated 1986-04-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 36.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£144.4k
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 36.7y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
66 officers (7 active, 66 linked, 61 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
274 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.
See pricing →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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredProfitable
Profit before tax £18,412
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 21% YoY
Turnover YoY
+21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £144.4k | £119.1k |
| Gross profit | £104.8k | £114.3k |
| Operating profit | £18.4k | £15.4k |
| Profit before tax | £18.4k | £15.4k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (136 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01➕PHILLIPS, Ken appointedsecretary
- 2026-04-01➕HENRY, Glyn appointeddirector
- 2026-04-01➖WALLACE, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-01➖WALLACE, Ian resigneddirector
- 2026-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-06➕FAIRBROTHER, Barry appointeddirector
- 2025-07-06➖STAFFORD, David resigneddirector
- 2025-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-03➕DURBIN-WOOD, Stephanie Angela appointeddirector
- 2024-11-03➖PARKINSON, Judith Anne resigneddirector
- 2024-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-03-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-18➖WALLACE, Alan resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-18➕WALLACE, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2024-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-21➕PHILLIPS, Ken appointeddirector
- 2024-01-21➖DAVIES, Steven Richard resigneddirector
- 2023-12-09➕PICKAVANCE, David William John appointeddirector
- 2023-12-02➖EDWARDS, Clive William resigneddirector
- 2023-10-01➖BAKER, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2023-10-01➕STAFFORD, David appointeddirector
- 2021-05-02➕WALLACE, Ian appointeddirector
- 2021-02-20➕WALLACE, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2021-02-20➕DAVIES, Steven Richard appointeddirector
- 2021-02-16➖JAGO, Bryan Francis resignedsecretary
- 2021-02-16➖JAGO, Bryan Francis resigneddirector
- 2020-08-09➖LUCKMAN, John Turmbull resigneddirector
- 2018-03-11➕BAKER, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2018-03-11➖CRAGG, John Alfred Edward resigneddirector
- 2018-03-11➕PARKINSON, Judith Anne appointeddirector
- 2016-03-13➕JAGO, Bryan Francis appointeddirector
- 2015-03-07➖BUCKLEY, Stirling Ross resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 136 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: WALLACE, Ian resigned 2026-04-01; STAFFORD, David resigned 2025-07-06; WALLACE, Ian resigned 2026-04-01
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
500 Elland Road
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 9JB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (7 active · 59 resigned)
Active
DURBIN-WOOD, Stephanie Angela→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-11-03
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FAIRBROTHER, Barry→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-07-06
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Active
PHILLIPS, Ken→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-01-21
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PICKAVANCE, David William John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-12-09
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WALLACE, Alan→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 1995-10-08
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JAGO, Bryan Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-05-14 · resigned 2021-02-16
LONG, Valerie→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-04-23
WALLACE, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-02-20 · resigned 2024-02-18
WALLACE, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-02-18 · resigned 2026-04-01
ARMITAGE, Alwyn Turner→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 1996-04-14 · resigned 1999-03-21
BAKER, Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2018-03-11 · resigned 2023-10-01
BRUMFITT, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1992-10-20
BUCKLEY, Stirling Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-10-07 · resigned 2015-03-07
BUCKLEY, Stirling Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-03-19 · resigned 2008-03-09
BUCKLEY, Stirling Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-03-14 · resigned 2005-03-13
CRAGG, Jack→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1994-03-13 · resigned 2001-03-11
CRAGG, John Alfred Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-03-11 · resigned 2018-03-11
CRAGG, John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1993-04-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | David Jeremy Long and Alan Wallace | First legal charge | 1 property | 05/10/1989 | 16/03/2005 |
Recent filings (274 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-09