ASHFORD PANELCRAFT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03723758 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-02
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Turnover—£1.54M
Gross profit—£264.2k
Operating profit—£76.8k
Profit before tax—£76.8k
Average employees10001000

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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  2. 2024-09-05
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  3. 2023-05-04
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  4. 2022-04-29
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  5. 2021-05-19
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  6. 2020-05-14
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  7. 2019-05-20
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  8. 2018-05-31
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  9. 2017-05-30
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  10. 2016-06-01
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  11. 2016-03-02
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  12. 2015-06-10
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  13. 2015-03-02
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  14. 2015-02-12
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    THOMAS, Lynda appointed
    secretary
  15. 2015-02-12
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    THOMAS, Shirley resigned
    secretary
  16. 2015-02-12
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  17. 2015-02-12
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    officers · TM02
  18. 1999-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHFORD PANELCRAFT LIMITED
  19. 1999-03-02
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    THOMAS, Gary appointed
    director
  20. 1999-03-02
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    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 1999-03-02
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    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-03-02
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    THOMAS, Shirley appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-03-02
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    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1999-03-02
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    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 27 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated1999-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

103 Bentley Road
Willesborough
Ashford
Kent
TN24 0HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

THOMAS, Lynda→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-12
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Active
THOMAS, Gary→
director · ~56y · appointed 1999-03-02
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 1999-03-02
Resigned
THOMAS, Shirley→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 2015-02-12
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 1999-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
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2025-06-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
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accounts · AA
2024-09-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
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accounts · AA
2023-05-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-02