ASCOT EVENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03862073 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-20
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£392.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.6y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £392,941
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.6m
↓ 2.4% YoY
Net Worth
£393k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £461.7k | £408.0k |
| Current assets | £1.69M | £1.72M |
| Cash | £1.56M | £1.60M |
| Debtors | £134.5k | £120.6k |
| Net assets | £392.9k | £337.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-11-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2000-10-14➕ASCOT EVENT HIRE LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-04-24➖THOMAS, Graham Neil resignedsecretary
- 2000-04-24➖THOMAS, Graham Neil resigneddirector
- 1999-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ASCOT EVENTS LIMITED
- 1999-10-20➕OWEN, Daniel James Montgomery appointeddirector
- 1999-10-20➕THOMAS, Graham Neil appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-20➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-10-20➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-10-20➕THOMAS, Graham Neil appointeddirector
- 1999-10-20➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-10-20➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 candidateStrong 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel James Montgomery Owen Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Graham Neil Thomas Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Green Lane
Heythrop
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5TU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
ASCOT EVENT HIRE LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OWEN, Daniel James Montgomery→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 1999-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Graham Neil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 2000-04-24
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 1999-10-20
THOMAS, Graham Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 2000-04-24
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 1999-10-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2021 | 28/05/2025 |
Recent filings (71 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29