ASHLEY & COMPANY REFINERY CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05802406 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-02
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
£385.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £385,359

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£385k
↑ 205% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£366k-£216k-£66k£85k£235k£385kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.7k£2.6k
Current assets£1.7k£2.6k
Net assets£385.4k£-366.2k

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 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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  2. 2025-02-27
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2023-02-17
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  5. 2023-01-19
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  6. 2022-03-11
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  7. 2021-02-23
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  8. 2020-02-20
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  9. 2019-07-25
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  10. 2019-01-29
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  11. 2018-01-25
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  12. 2017-01-31
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  13. 2016-05-30
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  14. 2016-02-08
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  15. 2015-05-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-01-06
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    LAWLER, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-01-06
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    LAWLER, Josephine Lesley resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-01-06
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    LAWLER, Josephine Lesley resigned
    director
  19. 2006-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHLEY & COMPANY REFINERY CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  20. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    LAWLER, Ashley appointed
    director
  21. 2006-05-02
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    LAWLER, Jennifer appointed
    director
  22. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-05-02
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    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-05-02
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    LAWLER, Josephine Lesley appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-05-02
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    LAWLER, Josephine Lesley appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-02
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    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2006-05-02
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    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Derek Alan Lawler
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Oak Villa
The Promenade Neyland
Milford Haven
Pembrokeshire
SA73 1QF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

LAWLER, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-06
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Active
LAWLER, Ashley→
director · ~44y · appointed 2006-05-02
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Active
LAWLER, Jennifer→
director · ~41y · appointed 2006-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2006-05-02
Resigned
LAWLER, Josephine Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2007-01-06
Resigned
LAWLER, Josephine Lesley→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2007-01-06
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2006-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
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accounts · AA
2026-03-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
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accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-09
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2020-02-20