ASHWORTH PROCESS CONTROL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03323385 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-24

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£6.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

75 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

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,004

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£6k

↑ 35% YoY

Current Assets

£4k

↑ 89% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£6.0k	£4.5k
Current assets	£4.4k	£2.3k
Net assets	£6.0k	£4.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

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1997-02-24
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Company incorporated
As ASHWORTH PROCESS CONTROL LIMITED
1997-02-24
➕
ASHWORTH, Paul John appointed
secretary
1997-02-24
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ASHWORTH, Karen Dawn appointed
director
1997-02-24
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ASHWORTH, Paul John appointed
director
1997-02-24
➕
GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
nominee-secretary
1997-02-24
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GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
nominee-secretary
1997-02-24
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
nominee-director
1997-02-24
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ASHWORTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

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
Paul Ashworth Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	50–75%	50–75%	board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated1997-02-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

4 Carlingford Road

Stockton Heath

Warrington

Cheshire

WA4 6SA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-23

Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ASHWORTH, Paul John→

secretary · appointed 1997-02-24

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Active

ASHWORTH, Karen Dawn→

director · ~57y · appointed 1997-02-24

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Active

ASHWORTH, Paul John→

director · ~59y · appointed 1997-02-24

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Active

GRAEME, Dorothy May→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 1997-02-24

Resigned

GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→

nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 1997-02-24

Resigned

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