ASHBROW GARAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05387045 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 1300 | 1300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-12-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2005-05-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2005-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHBROW GARAGE LIMITED
- 2005-03-09➕FLOWERS, Robert Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-09➕FLOWERS, Lindel Morally appointeddirector
- 2005-03-09➕FLOWERS, Robert Andrew appointeddirector
- 2005-03-09➕A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-03-09➖A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-03-09➕A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2005-03-09➖A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 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 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robert Andrew Flowers Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 09/03/2017 |
Mr Lindel Morally Flowers Individual · British · DOB 06/1938 · age 88 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 09/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
C/O Appleton Dale Ltd, Office 43, Hq Wakefield
225.Denby Dale Road
Wakefield
WF2 7AJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
FLOWERS, Robert Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-03-09
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FLOWERS, Lindel Morally→
Activedirector · ~88y · appointed 2005-03-09
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FLOWERS, Robert Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-03-09
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A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-09 · resigned 2005-03-09
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-03-09 · resigned 2005-03-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Debenture | 1 property | 31/05/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (68 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27