ASHBOURNE CONSULTING LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

03539054 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-01

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

86900Other human health activities
95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	—	£5.6k
Current assets	—	£13.9k
Net assets	—	£5.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-07-07
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-07-07
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Company dissolved
2026-04-07
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-26
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dissolution · DS01
2026-03-10
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2020-03-13
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2018-03-21
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2017-03-08
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2016-04-18
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2014-08-01
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WARREN, Dilys Elizabeth appointed
director
1998-04-01
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Company incorporated
As ASHBOURNE CONSULTING LIMITED
1998-04-01
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WARREN, Dilys Elizabeth appointed
secretary
1998-04-01
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WARREN, Geoffrey Charles appointed
director
1998-04-01
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GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
secretary
1998-04-01
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GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
secretary
1998-04-01
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
director
1998-04-01
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Geoffrey Charles Warren Individual · British · DOB 06/1944 · age 82	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	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

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-04-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Ashbourne Star Green

Whiteshill

Stroud

Gloucestershire

GL6 6AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2025-04-01

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

WARREN, Dilys Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1998-04-01

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Active

WARREN, Dilys Elizabeth→

director · ~79y · appointed 2014-08-01

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Active

WARREN, Geoffrey Charles→

director · ~82y · appointed 1998-04-01

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Active

GRAEME, Dorothy May→

secretary · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1998-04-01

Resigned

GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→

director · ~73y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1998-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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gazette · GAZ2(A)

2026-07-07

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gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-04-07

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dissolution · DS01

2026-03-26