ASHKELON FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive

05210204 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-08-19

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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accounts · AA
2025-05-08
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2024-05-10
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accounts · AA
2023-05-19
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accounts · AA
2022-05-13
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accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts · AA
2020-05-28
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accounts · AA
2019-05-22
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accounts · AA
2019-04-04
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address · AD01
2018-05-21
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accounts · AA
2017-05-08
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2016-05-19
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accounts · AA
2015-08-25
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-20
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accounts · AA
2014-08-28
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annual-return · AR01
2011-03-14
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COHEN, Jacques appointed
director
2010-01-30
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COHEN, Jacques resigned
secretary
2010-01-20
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SHEIN, Menachem Mendel appointed
director
2004-09-26
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HOFMANN, Yehuda Jeremy appointed
director
2004-09-26
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COHEN, Jacques appointed
secretary
2004-08-20
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2004-08-20
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2004-08-19
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Company incorporated
As ASHKELON FOUNDATION
2004-08-19
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2004-08-19
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jacques Cohen Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	16/08/2016
Mr Yehuda Jeremy Hoffman Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	16/08/2016
Mr Menachem Mendel Shein Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	16/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-08-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road

Prestwich

Manchester

M25 0TL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-02

Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

COHEN, Jacques→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-03-14

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Active

HOFMANN, Yehuda Jeremy→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-09-26

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Active

SHEIN, Menachem Mendel→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-01-20

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Active

COHEN, Jacques→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-26 · resigned 2010-01-30

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-19 · resigned 2004-08-20

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-19 · resigned 2004-08-20

Resigned

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