ASHFORD PRISON SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04334199 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

84230SIC 84230

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.6y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

47 officers (5 active, 47 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

36 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

190 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	—

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (110 events)Click to expand

2026-06-18
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officers · AP01
2026-06-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-15
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RICHARDSON, Christopher Richard, Mr. appointed
director
2026-06-15
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GORDON, John Stephen resigned
director
2025-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-25
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CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair resigned
director
2024-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
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TEMPLETON, Matthew appointed
director
2022-06-30
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FIELD, Christopher Richard resigned
director
2022-04-22
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-04-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-23
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RESOLIS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-02-23
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RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. resigned
secretary
2022-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-02-09
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-19
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TEMPLETON, Matthew resigned
director
2021-04-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
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CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair appointed
director
2019-02-22
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CHRISTIE, Rory William resigned
director
2019-02-22
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TEMPLETON, Matthew appointed
director
2018-08-30
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COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. appointed
director
2018-08-30
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LAKER, Gary John resigned
director
2018-08-13
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RENHARD, Ian Michael resigned
director
2018-02-14
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RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. appointed
secretary
2017-11-30
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PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon resigned
secretary
2017-10-01
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CARTER, Stuart Anthony appointed
director
2017-10-01
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CARTER, Stuart Anthony resigned
director
2017-10-01
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LAKER, Gary John appointed
director
2017-10-01
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LEECH, Anthony Leonard resigned
director
2016-04-12
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HARRIS, John David resigned
director
2015-12-07
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KEEN, Richard resigned
secretary
2015-12-07
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PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon appointed
secretary
2015-11-01
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CHRISTIE, Rory William appointed
director
2015-11-01
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GORDON, John Stephen appointed
director
2015-10-30
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RAY, Alistair Graham resigned
director
2014-09-04
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KEEN, Richard appointed
secretary
2014-09-04
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ROBERTS, Wendy Lisa resigned
secretary
2014-05-29
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CARTER, Stuart Anthony appointed
director
2014-05-29
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COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. resigned
director
2013-08-29
➖
CARTER, Stuart Anthony resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 110 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair resigned 2025-08-25; GORDON, John Stephen resigned 2026-06-15

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Dalmore Capital (Para 2) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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Pfi Custodial (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ASHFORD PRISON SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 04334199

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dalmore Capital (Para 2) Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Pfi Custodial (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-12-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Park Row

Leeds

LS1 5AB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08