ASHWORTH GARDENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04164539 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-04-20➕ROPER, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-06➖NICOLSON, Julie Ann resigneddirector
- 2013-10-08➕FOX, Robert Philip appointeddirector
- 2013-10-08➖BRENNAND, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2008-08-06➖CRANGLE, Charlotte Mary resigneddirector
- 2008-08-06➕NICOLSON, Julie Ann appointeddirector
- 2008-05-27➕KEELEY, Paul John appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-27➖BRENNAND, Matthew resignedsecretary
- 2006-06-21➕KEELEY, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2006-06-21➖GELLATLY, Duncan Alexander resigneddirector
- 2005-07-06➕PARKIN, Nicholas David appointeddirector
- 2004-03-26➕CRANGLE, Charlotte Mary appointeddirector
- 2003-11-06➖BARLOW, David John resigneddirector
- 2003-02-27➕GELLATLY, Duncan Alexander appointeddirector
- 2003-02-25➕WOOLHOUSE, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2002-05-17➕BARLOW, David John appointeddirector
- 2002-05-17➖BRENNAND, Alec resigneddirector
- 2002-05-17➕BRENNAND, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2001-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHWORTH GARDENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2001-02-21➕BRENNAND, Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2001-02-21➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-02-21➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-02-21➕BRENNAND, Alec appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul John Keeley Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
3 Ashworth Gardens
Greenfield
Oldham
OL3 7DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (6 active · 8 resigned)
Active
FOX, Robert Philip→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-10-08
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KEELEY, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-06-21
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PARKIN, Nicholas David→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-07-06
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ROPER, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-04-20
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WOOLHOUSE, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-02-25
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BRENNAND, Matthew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-02-21 · resigned 2008-05-27
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-21 · resigned 2001-02-21
BARLOW, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2003-11-06
BRENNAND, Alec→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2001-02-21 · resigned 2002-05-17
BRENNAND, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2013-10-08
CRANGLE, Charlotte Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-03-26 · resigned 2008-08-06
GELLATLY, Duncan Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-02-27 · resigned 2006-06-21
NICOLSON, Julie Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-08-06 · resigned 2014-03-06
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Recent filings (75 total)
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2026-04-15
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2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2025-04-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-04-06
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2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-18