ASPOCK UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04314525 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-31
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.2y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,450,431
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Profit before tax | £1.45M | — |
| Total assets | — | £5.54M |
| Current assets | — | £8.73M |
| Cash | — | £1.86M |
| Debtors | — | £3.71M |
| Net assets | — | £4.75M |
| Average employees | 47 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26➕WEINBERGER, Markus, Dr. appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-26➕ASPÖCK, Karl appointeddirector
- 2023-09-26➖ASPOCK, Karl resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-09-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-20➖ASPOCK, Felix resigneddirector
- 2023-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-05-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coastwind Limited
- 2001-11-13➕RUSH, Lee Edward appointeddirector
- 2001-11-13➕ASPOCK, Karl appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-13➖GD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-11-13➕ASPOCK, Felix appointeddirector
- 2001-11-13➖SHILLINGFORD, Tanya resigneddirector
- 2001-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPOCK UK LIMITED
- 2001-10-31➕GD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-10-31➕SHILLINGFORD, Tanya appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 Felix Aspock Individual · Austrian · DOB 07/1945 · age 81 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Lee Rush Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 09/04/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Josef Reisingerceased 09/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Robert Svobodaceased 09/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Franz Eschlbockceased 09/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310
Registered office
Unit 19 Stansted Distribution Centre
Great Hallingbury
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM22 7DG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
WEINBERGER, Markus, Dr.→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASPÖCK, Karl→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUSH, Lee Edward→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2001-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASPOCK, Karl→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-13 · resigned 2023-09-26
GD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2001-11-13
ASPOCK, Felix→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2001-11-13 · resigned 2023-09-20
SHILLINGFORD, Tanya→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2001-11-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Coastwind Coastwind Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 03/05/2005 | 11/05/2022 |
Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-20