A ASHURST (TRANSPORT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04097258 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-26

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	—	£1
Current assets	—	£1
Net assets	—	£1
Average employees	0	—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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2025-03-05
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2024-03-14
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accounts · AA
2023-05-03
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accounts · AA
2022-05-10
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accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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accounts · AA
2020-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-10
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-08-08
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accounts · AA
2019-07-06
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2019-06-04
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-19
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-02-10
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2018-01-16
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-06-01
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2015-11-01
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ASHURST, Anthony resigned
director
2015-11-01
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ASHURST, Marion Ethel resigned
director
2014-06-01
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FELTWELL, Julie Ann appointed
director
2011-06-15
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ASHURST, Stanley resigned
secretary
2000-10-26
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Company incorporated
As A ASHURST (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
2000-10-26
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ASHURST, Stanley appointed
secretary
2000-10-26
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DCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-10-26
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DCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-10-26
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ASHURST, Anthony appointed
director
2000-10-26
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ASHURST, Marion Ethel appointed
director
2000-10-26
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DCS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-10-26
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DCS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Julie Ann Feltwell Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Ross John Taylor Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-10-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Grove Parc Grove Lane

Ellington

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

PE28 0AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-09

Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

FELTWELL, Julie Ann→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-01

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Active

ASHURST, Stanley→

secretary · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2011-06-15

Resigned

DCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2000-10-26

Resigned

ASHURST, Anthony→

director · ~82y · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2015-11-01

Resigned

ASHURST, Marion Ethel→

director · ~78y · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2015-11-01

Resigned

DCS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2000-10-26

Resigned

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