ASTBURY FALLS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | — |
| Current assets | £1 | — |
| Cash | £1 | — |
| Net assets | £1 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTBURY FALLS LIMITED
- 2004-09-16➕HOLLYHEAD, Janet appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-16➕HOLLYHEAD, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 22 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Hollyhead Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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