ASHAPURA ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03309799 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-30
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-29
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-05-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-05-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-01-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-01-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-01-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-05-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-01-30
    ➖
    JANI, Nilam resigned
    secretary
  19. 1997-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHAPURA ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  20. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    THANKI, Daksha appointed
    director
  21. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    JANI, Nilam appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-01-30
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1997-01-30
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS 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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Daksha Thanki
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

60 Park View
Pinner
Middlesex
HA5 4LN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THANKI, Daksha→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JANI, Nilam→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 2012-01-30
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1997-01-30
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1997-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05