68 ASHFORD ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05111448 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-26
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-12
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-01-05
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    FITZGERALD, Richard resigned
    director
  17. 2004-04-27
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    COURTNAGE, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  18. 2004-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 68 ASHFORD ROAD LIMITED
  19. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    OUGHTON, Denise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Christopher Alfred appointed
    director
  21. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    OUGHTON, Clive Douglas appointed
    director
  22. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    COURTNAGE, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    FITZGERALD, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clive Douglas Oughton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Denise Oughton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Alfred Hopkins
Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lesley Katherine Marchantceased 18/09/2019· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

70 Victoria Drive
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 8LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

OUGHTON, Denise→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPKINS, Christopher Alfred→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-04-26
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Active
OUGHTON, Clive Douglas→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-04-26
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Active
COURTNAGE, Claire Louise→
director · ~42y · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-04-27
Resigned
FITZGERALD, Richard→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2006-01-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27