ASHBY COMPUTER SERVICES (NORTHAMPTON) LTD

🌳Matureactive

02302946 · ltd · incorporated 1988-10-06

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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2024-12-31
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2023-12-07
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2022-12-12
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2021-10-21
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2021-01-31
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2019-12-11
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2019-11-12
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2019-11-11
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2019-11-11
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2019-11-11
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2019-11-11
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2019-11-11
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officers · TM02
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2019-11-11
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2019-11-08
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HICKMAN, Andrew appointed
secretary
2019-11-08
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RUFFELL, Ian appointed
director
2019-11-08
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UNDERWOOD, Fred appointed
director
2019-11-08
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DAVIES, Brian resigned
secretary
2019-11-08
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COLLIS, Stephen resigned
director
2019-11-08
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DAVIES, Brian resigned
director
2019-03-29
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officers · CH01
2010-10-21
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DAVIES, Brian appointed
secretary
2010-10-21
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TAYLOR, Peter resigned
secretary
2009-05-31
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COLLIS, Stephen appointed
director
2009-05-31
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TAYLOR, Peter resigned
director
1988-10-06
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Company incorporated
As ASHBY COMPUTER SERVICES (NORTHAMPTON) LTD

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No 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 Fred Underwood Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	08/11/2019
Mr Ian Ruffell Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	08/11/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Brian Daviesceased 08/11/2019· 25-50% shares
Mr Stephen Collisceased 08/11/2019· 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

Incorporated1988-10-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Longman Court Sketty Close

Brackmills Industrial Estate

Northampton

NN4 7PL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-11

Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HICKMAN, Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2019-11-08

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Active

RUFFELL, Ian→

director · ~43y · appointed 2019-11-08

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Active

UNDERWOOD, Fred→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-11-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DAVIES, Brian→

secretary · appointed 2010-10-21 · resigned 2019-11-08

Resigned

TAYLOR, Peter→

secretary · resigned 2010-10-21

Resigned

COLLIS, Stephen→

director · ~75y · appointed 2009-05-31 · resigned 2019-11-08

Resigned

DAVIES, Brian→

director · ~76y · resigned 2019-11-08

Resigned

TAYLOR, Peter→

director · ~68y · resigned 2009-05-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

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2025-12-24

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2025-11-12

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accounts · AA

2024-12-31

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2024-10-29

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accounts · AA

2023-12-07

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2023-10-30

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accounts · AA

2022-12-12

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2022-10-31

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2021-10-28

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accounts · AA

2021-10-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-01-31

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2020-10-29

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accounts · AA

2019-12-11

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-11-12

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officers · AP03

2019-11-12