ASCOT COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-24 | 2024-03-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £47.9k | £44.2k |
| Current assets | £49.0k | £44.9k |
| Cash | £48.5k | £44.8k |
| Debtors | £573 | £98 |
| Net assets | £47.9k | £44.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-12➕BISHOP, David Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-02-12➖PARR, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2021-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-03➖NORTH, Alice resigneddirector
- 2017-05-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-24➕AUSTIN, Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-10-14➕NORTH, Alice appointeddirector
- 2013-08-24➖PATRICK, Jane Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2008-10-12➖MURPHY, Alan resigneddirector
- 2008-07-01➕STUARTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-06-30➖HOUSEMANS MANAGEMENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-06-03➖LOASBY, Harold resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-02➕HOUSEMANS MANAGEMENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-12-16➕LOASBY, Harold appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-04➖JONES, Peter Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2003-07-04➖JONES, Giulie resigneddirector
- 2003-02-12➕MURPHY, Alan appointeddirector
- 2002-06-18➕PATRICK, Jane Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2001-04-05➕JONES, Giulie appointeddirector
- 2001-04-02➕JONES, Peter Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-02➖THOMPSON, Joanne resignedsecretary
- 2001-04-02➖THOMPSON, Joanne resigneddirector
- 2000-01-21➖CRAIG, Amanda Jane resigneddirector
- 1999-08-27➕THOMPSON, Joanne appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-27➖HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-07-28➕HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-02-26➕THOMPSON, Joanne appointeddirector
- 1999-02-23➖BURNS, Sarah resigneddirector
- 1998-07-17➖ELEMENT, Richard resignedsecretary
- 1998-07-17➖ELEMENT, Julie Carol resigneddirector
- 1998-03-17➖FAULKNER, Gillian Anne resigneddirector
- 1997-04-22➕BURNS, Sarah appointeddirector
- 1997-02-17➕FAULKNER, Gillian Anne appointeddirector
- 1996-10-04➕CRAIG, Amanda Jane appointeddirector
- 1995-05-03➖BELL, Paul resignedsecretary
- 1995-05-03➕ELEMENT, Richard appointedsecretary
- 1995-05-03➖BELL, Paul resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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