ASH RD TRADING COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
05356138 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-08
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,980

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£13k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£13k-£4k£4k£13k£22k£30kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£24.2k£30.3k
Current assets£30.1k£30.3k
Net assets£-13.0k£-12.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-12
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    SKELLON, Kim Julie resigned
    director
  5. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-06-15
    ➕
    SKELLON, Kim Julie appointed
    director
  12. 2023-06-15
    ➖
    YORK, Patrick resigned
    director
  13. 2022-08-23
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  18. 2018-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-01-01
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    YORK, Patrick resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ASH RD TRADING COMPANY LTD
  22. 2005-02-08
    ➕
    LAUNDY, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2005-02-08
    ➕
    YORK, Patrick appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-02-08
    ➕
    YORK, Patrick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Peter Laundy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence09/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Patrick Yorkceased 09/02/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2005-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22220 — SIC 22220

Registered office

Unit3, Wrexham Enterprise Park
Ash Road North
Wrexham Industrial Estate,
Wrexham, Clwyd
LL13 9JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LAUNDY, Andrew Peter→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK, Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
SKELLON, Kim Julie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-06-15 · resigned 2025-07-12
Resigned
YORK, Patrick→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2023-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26