ASH COURT (EG) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02511927 · ltd · incorporated 1990-06-14

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£8

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

128 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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.

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Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8

~ YoY

Current Assets

£7k

↓ 60% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-29	2024-09-29
Total assets	£8	£8
Current assets	£6.8k	£17.1k
Net assets	£8	£8

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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2025-05-30
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2024-03-11
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2023-05-16
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2022-06-01
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2021-03-12
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accounts · AA
2020-12-10
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capital · SH01
2020-08-05
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WILLIS, Alex James resigned
secretary
2020-08-05
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WILLIS, Alex James resigned
director
2020-08-05
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officers · TM02
2020-08-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-05
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officers · TM01
2020-08-05
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officers · AP03
2020-08-03
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ELLIS, Michael Richard appointed
secretary
2020-08-03
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DESMOND, Jennie Ann Lucy appointed
director
2020-08-03
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address · AD01
2020-08-03
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2020-04-26
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2019-03-06
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2018-07-16
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2016-08-08
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BUSHAWAY, Stuart Derek Charles resigned
director
2013-09-19
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WILLIS, Alex James appointed
secretary
2013-09-16
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PHILLIPS, Melvin Ian resigned
secretary
2013-09-12
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CROSS, Claire resigned
director
2013-09-01
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BUSHAWAY, Stuart Derek Charles appointed
director
2013-02-04
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WILLIS, Alex James appointed
director
2007-04-10
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CROSS, Claire appointed
director
2006-08-22
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EAGLESTONE, Janine Marie resigned
director
2004-11-09
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WINCHESTER, Claire Lorraine resigned
director
2004-09-30
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STONLEY, Andrew Stephen resigned
director
2002-07-19
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FERGUSON, Alan Stuart resigned
director
2001-07-06
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FERGUSON, Alan Stuart appointed
director
2001-07-06
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MURPHY, James resigned
director
2001-07-06
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SATHIAKUMAR, Thamu Peter resigned
director
2001-01-11
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EAGLESTONE, Janine Marie appointed
director
1999-09-21
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WORTS, Karen Elke resigned
director
1999-07-09
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YOUNG, Craig Donald resigned
director
1999-05-28
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TEMPLEMAN, Samantha Rosslyn resigned
director
1998-10-15
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MURPHY, James appointed
director
1998-09-18
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ELLIS, Michael Richard appointed
director
1998-09-18
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HART, Matthew resigned
director
1997-12-22
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MAHONEY, Clare resigned
director
1997-12-22
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SATHIAKUMAR, Thamu Peter appointed
director
1997-07-28
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STONLEY, Andrew Stephen appointed
director
1997-06-24
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SLATTER, Richard Kenneth resigned
director
1997-04-24
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STOW, Michael resigned
director
1997-02-10
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WINCHESTER, Claire Lorraine appointed
director
1994-12-21
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BROWN, Craig resigned
director
1993-12-17
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YOUNG, Craig Donald appointed
director
1993-01-08
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COUTTS, Fiona Margaret resigned
director

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Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Michael Richard Ellis Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/05/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alex James Willisceased 05/08/2020· significant influence

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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1990-06-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Bidbury House

Hollow Lane

East Grinstead

RH19 3PS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-29

Last made up to: 2025-09-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-14

Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

ELLIS, Michael Richard→

secretary · appointed 2020-08-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DESMOND, Jennie Ann Lucy→

director · ~48y · appointed 2020-08-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ELLIS, Michael Richard→

director · ~79y · appointed 1998-09-18

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Active

MARTIN, Hilary Joan→

secretary · resigned 1992-07-01

Resigned

PHILLIPS, Melvin Ian→

secretary · appointed 1992-07-01 · resigned 2013-09-16

Resigned

WILLIS, Alex James→

secretary · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2020-08-05

Resigned

BROWN, Craig→

director · ~56y · resigned 1994-12-21

Resigned

BUSHAWAY, Stuart Derek Charles→

director · ~46y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2016-08-08

Resigned

COUTTS, Fiona Margaret→

director · ~63y · resigned 1993-01-08

Resigned

CROSS, Claire→

director · ~47y · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2013-09-12

Resigned

EAGLESTONE, Janine Marie→

director · ~56y · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2006-08-22

Resigned

FERGUSON, Alan Stuart→

director · ~65y · appointed 2001-07-06 · resigned 2002-07-19

Resigned

HART, Matthew→

director · ~61y · resigned 1998-09-18

Resigned

MAHONEY, Clare→

director · ~57y · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1997-12-22

Resigned

MURPHY, James→

director · ~53y · appointed 1998-10-15 · resigned 2001-07-06

Resigned

SATHIAKUMAR, Thamu Peter→

director · ~78y · appointed 1997-12-22 · resigned 2001-07-06

Resigned

SLATTER, Richard Kenneth→

director · ~82y · resigned 1997-06-24

Resigned

STONLEY, Andrew Stephen→

director · ~52y · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 2004-09-30

Resigned

STOW, Michael→

director · ~66y · resigned 1997-04-24

Resigned

TEMPLEMAN, Samantha Rosslyn→

director · ~58y · resigned 1999-05-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (128 total)

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2026-04-30

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-06-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-03-12

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2020-12-10

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2020-08-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2020-08-05