ASHDOWN ACCOUNTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
04430649 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 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 £7,311
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,721 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.3k£11.0k
Current assets£13.8k£17.5k
Net assets£7.3k£11.0k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-12-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-06-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-21
    ➕
    WILSON, Peter John appointed
    director
  19. 2018-11-06
    ➖
    WAKEFIELD, Judith Carey resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-11-06
    ➖
    WAKEFIELD, Judith Carey resigned
    director
  21. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    WAKEFIELD, Judith Carey appointed
    director
  22. 2002-10-23
    ➕
    WAKEFIELD, Judith Carey appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-10-22
    ➖
    WARD, Trevor John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-05-07
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-05-07
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-05-05
    ➕
    WILSON, Dorothy Clare appointed
    director
  27. 2002-05-05
    ➕
    WARD, Trevor John appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHDOWN ACCOUNTS LTD
  29. 2002-05-03
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-05-03
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dorothy Clare Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Peter John Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Dorothy Clare Wardceased 06/11/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2002-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

The Old Bus Garage
Beaconsfield Road
Chelwood Gate
East Sussex
RH17 7JU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WILSON, Dorothy Clare→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Peter John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAKEFIELD, Judith Carey→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-23 · resigned 2018-11-06
Resigned
WARD, Trevor John→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-05 · resigned 2002-10-22
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-03 · resigned 2002-05-07
Resigned
WAKEFIELD, Judith Carey→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2018-11-06
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-03 · resigned 2002-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20