ASHCROFT CAPACITORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02847273 · ltd · incorporated 1993-08-24

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£-1.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46520

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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).

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

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

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

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £1,283

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£1k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£-1.3k	—
Net assets	£-1.3k	—
Average employees	—	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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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accounts · AA
2025-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-21
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-27
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accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-22
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accounts · AA
2017-03-29
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accounts · AA
2016-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-30
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SIMMONDS, Michael David resigned
director
2008-09-01
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PHILIPPS, Andrew Erwin appointed
secretary
2008-09-01
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SMITH, Albert Henry resigned
secretary
2005-12-06
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BELTON, Frederick Hubert resigned
director
1999-09-02
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WHITE, Bronwen Margaret resigned
director
1999-09-01
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PHILIPPS, Andrew Erwin appointed
director
1999-09-01
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BELTON, Frederick Hubert appointed
director
1999-09-01
➕
SIMMONDS, Michael David appointed
director
1997-01-06
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POTTIER, David resigned
director
1996-12-31
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WHITE, Bronwen Margaret appointed
director
1996-03-05
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GUNN, Karen resigned
secretary
1996-03-05
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SMITH, Albert Henry appointed
secretary
1994-05-09
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GUNN, John Morris resigned
director
1994-05-09
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POTTIER, David appointed
director
1993-08-24
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Company incorporated
As ASHCROFT CAPACITORS LIMITED
1993-08-24
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GUNN, Karen appointed
secretary
1993-08-24
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-08-24
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-08-24
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GUNN, John Morris appointed
director
1993-08-24
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-08-24
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
Mr Andrew Erwin Philipps Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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

Incorporated1993-08-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520

Registered office

Oakley House

Tetbury Road

Cirencester

GL7 1US

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-25

Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

PHILIPPS, Andrew Erwin→

secretary · appointed 2008-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PHILIPPS, Andrew Erwin→

director · ~72y · appointed 1999-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GUNN, Karen→

secretary · appointed 1993-08-24 · resigned 1996-03-05

Resigned

SMITH, Albert Henry→

secretary · appointed 1996-03-05 · resigned 2008-09-01

Resigned

PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-24 · resigned 1993-08-24

Resigned

BELTON, Frederick Hubert→

director · ~85y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2005-12-06

Resigned

GUNN, John Morris→

director · ~64y · appointed 1993-08-24 · resigned 1994-05-09

Resigned

POTTIER, David→

director · ~70y · appointed 1994-05-09 · resigned 1997-01-06

Resigned

SIMMONDS, Michael David→

director · ~76y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2015-11-30

Resigned

WHITE, Bronwen Margaret→

director · ~84y · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 1999-09-02

Resigned

PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-08-24 · resigned 1993-08-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-02-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-08-21

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2023-08-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-03-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-27