ASPENGLADE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02598035 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-04
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 31.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-07-19
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  3. 2023-04-12
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-03-10
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  6. 2020-05-22
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  7. 2019-07-01
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  8. 2018-09-18
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  9. 2017-08-22
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  10. 2016-09-26
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  11. 2016-05-04
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  12. 2015-08-27
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  13. 2015-05-27
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  14. 2014-09-29
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  15. 2014-05-02
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2014-05-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
  17. 2008-03-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Abbey National PLC
  18. 2006-10-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2006-10-09
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    SCOTT, Debra appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-10-09
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    SCOTT, Debra appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-09
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    SCOTT, Philip Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2006-10-09
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    WILLIAMS, Julie Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-10-09
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    CARTER, Colin Stanley resigned
    director
  24. 2006-10-09
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    WILLIAMS, Julie Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2006-10-09
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    WILLIAMS, Roy resigned
    director
  26. 1994-08-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  27. 1993-08-20
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    CARTER, Colin Stanley appointed
    director
  28. 1993-04-04
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    INGLIS, Ian Robert resigned
    secretary
  29. 1993-04-04
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1993-04-04
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    POMAR, Chaetano Castello resigned
    director
  31. 1993-04-04
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    ROBERTS, David Fraser resigned
    director
  32. 1993-04-04
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1992-12-11
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    WILLIAMS, Julie Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  34. 1992-11-30
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    WILLIAMS, Julie Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 1991-04-23
    ➕
    INGLIS, Ian Robert appointed
    secretary
  36. 1991-04-23
    ➕
    POMAR, Chaetano Castello appointed
    director
  37. 1991-04-23
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    ROBERTS, David Fraser appointed
    director
  38. 1991-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ASPENGLADE LIMITED
  39. 1991-04-04
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1991-04-04
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Martin Scott
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/04/2017
Mrs Debra Scott
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/04/2017

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
Incorporated1991-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

34 Downs Way
Tadworth
Surrey
KT20 5DZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

SCOTT, Debra→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-09
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Active
SCOTT, Debra→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-10-09
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Active
SCOTT, Philip Martin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGLIS, Ian Robert→
secretary · appointed 1991-04-23 · resigned 1993-04-04
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Julie Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1992-12-11 · resigned 2006-10-09
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-04-04 · resigned 1993-04-04
Resigned
CARTER, Colin Stanley→
director · ~92y · appointed 1993-08-20 · resigned 2006-10-09
Resigned
POMAR, Chaetano Castello→
director · ~85y · appointed 1991-04-23 · resigned 1993-04-04
Resigned
ROBERTS, David Fraser→
director · ~78y · appointed 1991-04-23 · resigned 1993-04-04
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Julie Elizabeth→
director · ~88y · appointed 1992-11-30 · resigned 2006-10-09
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Roy→
director · ~98y · resigned 2006-10-09
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-04-04 · resigned 1993-04-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
A registered charge1 property01/05/2014—
outstanding
Santander
Abbey National PLC
Third party legal and general charge1 property27/03/2008—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property02/08/199410/10/2006
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Recent filings (114 total)

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2026-02-16
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2025-09-29
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2025-02-17
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accounts · AA
2024-07-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
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accounts · AA
2023-04-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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2022-02-22
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accounts · AA
2021-03-10
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2021-02-16
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2020-05-22
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2020-04-08
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2019-07-01
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2019-04-04