ASHLEY GUEST HOUSES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05023152 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-22
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
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£599.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £599,370

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£220k
Net Worth
£599k
Current Assets
£610k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£664.3k
Current assets£610.0k
Cash£219.9k
Debtors£390.1k
Net assets£599.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-07-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-11-01
    ➖
    GRANT, Michelle resigned
    director
  19. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    GRANT, Michael appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    GRANT, Michael Shane appointed
    director
  21. 2004-03-26
    ➖
    ISO CHARTERED SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    GRANT, Michelle appointed
    director
  23. 2004-03-26
    ➖
    PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHLEY GUEST HOUSES LIMITED
  25. 2004-01-22
    ➕
    ISO CHARTERED SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2004-01-22
    ➕
    PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 22 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Grant
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mrs Michelle Marie Grant
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

C/O Ocg Accountants Ltd Biz Hub Tees Valley
Belasis Hall Technology Park
Billingham
TS23 4EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GRANT, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Michael Shane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ISO CHARTERED SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2004-03-26
Resigned
GRANT, Michelle→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-03-26 · resigned 2014-11-01
Resigned
PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2004-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25