ASRS (YEOVIL) LIMITED

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04505430 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-07
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£697.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £697,870
Cash YoY
+299%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£267k
↑ 299% YoY
Net Worth
£698k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£140k£279k£419k£558k£698kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Cash£266.8k£66.8k
Net assets£697.9k£448.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-05-20
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    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-12-07
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-12-07
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-12-06
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    ANDERTON, Debra Sharron resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-12-06
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    ANDERTON, Debra Sharron resigned
    director
  20. 2013-04-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Debra Sharron Anderton as Trustees of the Asrs (Yeovil) LTD Executive Pension Scheme
  21. 2013-04-02
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    LORD, Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2011-11-03
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    NEWMAN, Steven John resigned
    director
  23. 2010-07-01
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    NEWMAN, Steven John appointed
    director
  24. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    LORD, Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2002-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ASRS (YEOVIL) LIMITED
  26. 2002-08-07
    ➕
    ANDERTON, Darren Wayne appointed
    director
  27. 2002-08-07
    ➕
    ANDERTON, Debra Sharron appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-08-07
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-08-07
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-08-07
    ➕
    ANDERTON, Debra Sharron appointed
    director
  31. 2002-08-07
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-08-07
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Wayne Anderton
Individual · English · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Debra Sharron Andertonceased 05/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Albert Goodman
Lupin Way
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8WW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

ANDERTON, Darren Wayne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERTON, Debra Sharron→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-07 · resigned 2017-12-06
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-07 · resigned 2002-08-07
Resigned
ANDERTON, Debra Sharron→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-08-07 · resigned 2017-12-06
Resigned
LORD, Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2013-04-02
Resigned
NEWMAN, Steven John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-07-01 · resigned 2011-11-03
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-07 · resigned 2002-08-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Debra Sharron Anderton as Trustees of the Asrs (Yeovil) Executive Pension Scheme / Darren Wayne Anderton
Debra Sharron Anderton as Trustees of the Asrs (Yeovil) LTD Executive Pension Scheme / Darren Wayne Anderton
A registered charge1 property08/04/2013—
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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19