ASCENDIS GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05291806 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-19
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£103.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
99 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £103,450
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£103k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £103.5k | £95.9k |
| Current assets | £68.3k | £60.7k |
| Cash | £9.4k | £31.7k |
| Debtors | £58.9k | £29.0k |
| Net assets | £103.5k | £95.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
7
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-27📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-11-27📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-27➖BROWN, Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2023-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-01➕COLETTA, Lorenzo appointeddirector
- 2023-06-01➕BROWN, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-01➕WILSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-11-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-11-20➖SMITH, Elliot James resigneddirector
- 2014-04-30➕KINGS, Jason Paul appointeddirector
- 2014-04-30➕SMITH, Elliot James appointeddirector
- 2005-12-15➕FLEMING, Laura Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-15➖LAKE, Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2005-12-15➖LAKE, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2004-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ASCENDIS GROUP LIMITED
- 2004-11-19➕FLEMING, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2004-11-19➕LAKE, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-19➕LAKE, Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard John Fleming Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
First Floor, East Wing, Sandfield House, Kings Close
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-11
Last: 2026-06-27
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
FLEMING, Laura Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLETTA, Lorenzo→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLEMING, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KINGS, Jason Paul→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAKE, Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-11-19 · resigned 2005-12-15
BROWN, Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2023-09-27
LAKE, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-11-19 · resigned 2005-12-15
SMITH, Elliot James→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-30 · resigned 2015-11-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/11/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (99 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-10