ASCENT ASSETS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03570927 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
£762.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -59% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £762,298
Cash draining
Cash down 59% YoY
Cash YoY
-59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£153k
↓ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£762k
↑ 6.5% YoY
Current Assets
£864k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£174k£348k£522k£695k£869kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£762.3k£715.5k
Current assets£863.8k£869.2k
Cash£153.2k£371.1k
Debtors£694.2k£478.3k
Net assets£762.3k£715.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-02
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  6. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-01-01
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    EFRAT, Elaine Wendy appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-01-01
    ➖
    JAFFE, Anthony Harry resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-03-20
    ➖
    EFRAT, Elaine Wendy resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-03-20
    ➕
    JAFFE, Anthony Harry appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-20
    ➖
    EFRAT, Amit resigned
    director
  21. 1998-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ASCENT ASSETS LIMITED
  22. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    EFRAT, Elaine Wendy appointed
    director
  23. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    EFRAT, Elaine Wendy appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-05-27
    ➖
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    EFRAT, Amit appointed
    director
  27. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1998-05-27
    ➖
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elaine Wendy Efrat
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control07/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

22a Sylvan Close
South Croydon
CR2 8DS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

EFRAT, Elaine Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EFRAT, Elaine Wendy→
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-05-27
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Active
EFRAT, Elaine Wendy→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-27 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned
JAFFE, Anthony Harry→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-20 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-27 · resigned 1998-05-27
Resigned
EFRAT, Amit→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-05-27 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-27 · resigned 1998-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05