ASHDOWN TRACK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05538598 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-11-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-11-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-01
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    MOXON, Stephen Michael resigned
    director
  17. 2008-09-04
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    MOXON, Stephen Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2005-09-08
    ➕
    BACKHOUSE, James Peter appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-09-08
    ➕
    BACKHOUSE, Brynne Sean appointed
    director
  20. 2005-09-08
    ➕
    BACKHOUSE, James Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2005-08-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHDOWN TRACK LIMITED
  22. 2005-08-17
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-08-17
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-08-17
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-08-17
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Brynne Backhouse
Individual · British · DOB 06/1943 · age 83
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Ashdown Farm Upper Hill Barn
Aston Tirrold
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 9DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BACKHOUSE, James Peter→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-08
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Active
BACKHOUSE, Brynne Sean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-09-08
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Active
BACKHOUSE, James Peter→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-09-08
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Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-17 · resigned 2005-08-17
Resigned
MOXON, Stephen Michael→
director · ~36y · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2015-05-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-17 · resigned 2005-08-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06