5 NORTH STREET ASHBURTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03898168 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£72.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 88). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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 £72,440

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£72k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£679
↑ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£29k£43k£58k£72kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£102.4k£99.9k
Current assets£679£349
Net assets£72.4k£69.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-08
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Wendy Ann resigned
    director
  5. 2024-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 1999-12-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 NORTH STREET ASHBURTON LIMITED
  18. 1999-12-22
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Hilary Joseph appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-12-22
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Hilary Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 1999-12-22
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1999-12-22
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-12-22
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Wendy Ann appointed
    director
  23. 1999-12-22
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1999-12-22
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Joanna Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2021
Mrs Jennifer Gillian Taylor-Hall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hilary Joseph Taylorceased 08/10/2025· significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated1999-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

5 North Street
Ashburton
Devon
TQ13 7QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

TAYLOR, Hilary Joseph→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Hilary Joseph→
director · ~88y · appointed 1999-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 1999-12-22
Resigned
TAYLOR, Wendy Ann→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 2025-10-08
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 1999-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06