ASHBY GATE (DAVENTRY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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04533860 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-09-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£491
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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 (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
59 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.

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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 £491
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,665 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£491
↓ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£491£8.2k
Current assets£29.5k£32.1k
Net assets£491£8.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-12
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  3. 2024-05-30
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  4. 2024-03-20
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  5. 2023-06-12
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  6. 2022-06-13
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  7. 2021-06-22
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  8. 2020-07-29
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    ALDRIDGE, Mollie Jean resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-07-29
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    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-06-15
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  11. 2019-06-26
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  12. 2018-06-26
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  13. 2017-06-27
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  14. 2016-06-30
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  15. 2015-10-20
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  16. 2015-06-29
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  17. 2004-07-23
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    WOZENCROFT, Mark David appointed
    director
  18. 2004-07-23
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    ALDRIDGE, Mollie Jean appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-07-23
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    EDWARDS, Kevin Anthony Raymond resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-07-23
    ➖
    CAFFERY, Hugh resigned
    director
  21. 2004-07-23
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    EDWARDS, Kevin Anthony Raymond resigned
    director
  22. 2002-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHBY GATE (DAVENTRY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 2002-09-12
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    EDWARDS, Kevin Anthony Raymond appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-09-12
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-09-12
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-09-12
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    CAFFERY, Hugh appointed
    director
  27. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Kevin Anthony Raymond appointed
    director
  28. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-09-12
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Whitehouse Court
New Road
Featherstone
Staffordshire
WV10 7NW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

WOZENCROFT, Mark David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDRIDGE, Mollie Jean→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-23 · resigned 2020-07-29
Resigned
EDWARDS, Kevin Anthony Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2004-07-23
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2002-09-12
Resigned
CAFFERY, Hugh→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2004-07-23
Resigned
EDWARDS, Kevin Anthony Raymond→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2004-07-23
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2002-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-15