AHERN ASBESTOS SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02600912 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-12
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
105 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.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£100£100
Debtors£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-06-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-03-06
    ➕
    SCOTT, Peter Ryan appointed
    director
  17. 1998-03-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Lilian Beatrice appointed
    secretary
  19. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Lilian Beatrice appointed
    director
  20. 1996-04-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Jeanette Lilian resigned
    secretary
  21. 1996-04-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Jeanette Lilian resigned
    director
  22. 1994-01-04
    ➖
    MORRIS, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  23. 1994-01-04
    ➖
    PEARSE, Anthony Charles resigned
    director
  24. 1991-07-05
    ➕
    AHERN, Patrick Brian appointed
    director
  25. 1991-07-05
    ➕
    SMITH, Jeanette Lilian appointed
    secretary
  26. 1991-07-05
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1991-07-05
    ➕
    MORRIS, Peter Charles appointed
    director
  28. 1991-07-05
    ➕
    PEARSE, Anthony Charles appointed
    director
  29. 1991-07-05
    ➕
    SMITH, Jeanette Lilian appointed
    director
  30. 1991-07-05
    ➖
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1991-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AHERN ASBESTOS SERVICES LIMITED
  32. 1991-04-12
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1991-04-12
    ➕
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AHERN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

P F Ahern & Sons Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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P F Ahern & Sons Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AHERN ASBESTOS SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 02600912

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
P F Ahern & Sons Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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.

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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
Incorporated1991-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

17 Bourne Court Southend Road
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 8HD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

SCOTT, Lilian Beatrice→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHERN, Patrick Brian→
director · ~79y · appointed 1991-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Lilian Beatrice→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Peter Ryan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Jeanette Lilian→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-05 · resigned 1996-04-01
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-04-12 · resigned 1991-07-05
Resigned
MORRIS, Peter Charles→
director · ~87y · appointed 1991-07-05 · resigned 1994-01-04
Resigned
PEARSE, Anthony Charles→
director · ~78y · appointed 1991-07-05 · resigned 1994-01-04
Resigned
SMITH, Jeanette Lilian→
director · ~87y · appointed 1991-07-05 · resigned 1996-04-01
Resigned
BONUSWORTH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-04-12 · resigned 1991-07-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property03/03/1998—
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Recent filings (105 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-06-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03