ASHBOURNE WASTE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02767724 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 33.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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| 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-26➖MARTIN, Richard Selwyn resigneddirector
- 2026-02-26➖PARTRIDGE, John Douglas resigneddirector
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-11-19📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2024-11-19📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-29📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-11-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-03-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-31➕MARTIN, Richard Selwyn appointedsecretary
- 2021-12-31➖BENDALL, Wendy resignedsecretary
- 2021-12-31➖MARTIN, Edna Norma resigneddirector
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-03-16➕MARTIN, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2011-03-16➕MARTIN, Richard Selwyn appointeddirector
- 2011-03-16➕PARTRIDGE, John Douglas appointeddirector
- 1999-10-06➕BENDALL, Wendy appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-27➖MARTIN, Selwyn resignedsecretary
- 1999-08-27➖MARTIN, Selwyn resigneddirector
- 1993-01-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1992-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHBOURNE WASTE LIMITED
- 1992-11-25➕MARTIN, Selwyn appointedsecretary
- 1992-11-25➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-11-25➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-11-25➕MARTIN, Edna Norma appointeddirector
- 1992-11-25➕MARTIN, Selwyn appointeddirector
- 1992-11-25➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-11-25➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
1 med · 1 low2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MARTIN, Richard Selwyn resigned 2026-02-26; PARTRIDGE, John Douglas resigned 2026-02-26
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard Selwyn Martin Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/12/2022 |
Kenneth Martin Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/12/2022 |
John Douglas Partridge Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
The Alamo
Wood Lane
Kniveton Ashbourne
Derbys.
DE6 1JF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
MARTIN, Richard Selwyn→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-03-16
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BENDALL, Wendy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 2021-12-31
MARTIN, Selwyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-11-25 · resigned 1999-08-27
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-11-25 · resigned 1992-11-25
MARTIN, Edna Norma→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1992-11-25 · resigned 2021-12-31
MARTIN, Richard Selwyn→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-03-16 · resigned 2026-02-26
MARTIN, Selwyn→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1992-11-25 · resigned 1999-08-27
PARTRIDGE, John Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-03-16 · resigned 2026-02-26
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-11-25 · resigned 1992-11-25
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/11/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/01/1993 | 25/05/2016 |
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Recent filings (100 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-11-25
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-11-19
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-29