ASHLEY CHASE ESTATE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03855500 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10511
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10512SIC 10512
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 25.5y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
148 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,048,000
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.05M |
| Average employees | 141 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-02➖PULLIN, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-28🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
- 2023-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2023-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-01➕ELIAS, Adam Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-04-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31➖NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-31➖PIKE, Claire Louise resignedsecretary
- 2013-01-31➖PIKE, Claire Louise resigneddirector
- 2011-02-11➖PARSONS, Gregory John resigneddirector
- 2010-12-31➖BROUGH, David Ian resigneddirector
- 2010-12-09🔒Charge registered #7Lender: A J and R G Barber Limited
- 2010-12-09🔒Charge registered #6Lender: A J and R G Barber Limited
- 2010-06-14➕BARBER, Charles Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2010-06-14➕BARBER, Giles Kelson appointeddirector
- 2010-06-14➖LITTMAN, Cedric Marc resigneddirector
- 2010-06-14➖LITTMAN, Colette Celine resigneddirector
- 2010-06-14➕NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael appointeddirector
- 2010-05-18🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2010-05-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2010-05-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-01-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-01-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-08-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-09-10➕PARSONS, Gregory John appointeddirector
- 2007-04-27➖MITCHELL, Peter Trelawney resigneddirector
- 2006-11-03➕CRABB, Martin Charles appointeddirector
- 2005-11-21➕PIKE, Claire Louise appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-21➖CHARTERHOUSE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-11-21➕MITCHELL, Peter Trelawney appointeddirector
- 2005-10-20➕BROUGH, David Ian appointeddirector
- 2003-02-04➕PIKE, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2002-01-25➖ANDERSON, David Stirk resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 66 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
A.J. And R.G.Barber Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A.J. And R.G.Barber Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ASHLEY CHASE ESTATE LIMITED
This company · 03855500
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A.J. And R.G.Barber Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Nicholas Barberceased 21/11/2025· significant influence · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10511 — SIC 10511
Registered office
Maryland Farm
Smiths Lane
Ditcheat
Somerset
BA4 6PR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (4 active · 15 resigned)
BARBER, Charles Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-06-14
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BARBER, Giles Kelson→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-06-14
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CRABB, Martin Charles→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-11-03
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ELIAS, Adam Michael→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-05-01
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ANDERSON, David Stirk→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-10-13 · resigned 2000-11-30
PIKE, Claire Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-21 · resigned 2013-01-31
SIE, Rebecca→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-08 · resigned 2000-10-13
CHARTERHOUSE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2005-11-21
ANDERSON, David Stirk→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2000-10-13 · resigned 2002-01-25
BROUGH, David Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2010-12-31
LITTMAN, Cedric Marc→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2000-12-04 · resigned 2010-06-14
LITTMAN, Colette Celine→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2000-12-04 · resigned 2010-06-14
MITCHELL, Peter Trelawney→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-11-21 · resigned 2007-04-27
NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-06-14 · resigned 2022-03-31
PARSONS, Gregory John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-09-10 · resigned 2011-02-11
PIKE, Claire Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2003-02-04 · resigned 2013-01-31
PULLIN, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-12-04 · resigned 2025-04-02
PULLIN, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-10-13 · resigned 2000-11-29
TOMS, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1999-10-08 · resigned 2000-10-13
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/07/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | A J and R G Barber A J and R G Barber Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 09/12/2010 | 03/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | A J and R G Barber A J and R G Barber Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/12/2010 | 03/07/2023 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/01/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 06/01/2010 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/08/2008 | 18/05/2010 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/12/2000 | 18/05/2010 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/12/2000 | 18/05/2010 |
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Recent filings (148 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30