ASHTON ELECTRICAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
06031191 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-18
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
47 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees800700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-27
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  4. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-18
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-05
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    capital · SH08
  12. 2017-12-05
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-18
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    ASHTON, Kevin James appointed
    director
  16. 2016-02-18
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2011-05-01
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    ASHTON, Sylvia May appointed
    director
  18. 2010-12-01
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    ASHTON, Sylvia resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHTON ELECTRICAL LTD
  20. 2006-12-18
    ➕
    ASHTON, Roger William appointed
    director
  21. 2006-12-18
    ➕
    ASHTON, Sylvia appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ASHTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger William Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sylvia May Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

Middlehills, East Putford
Holsworthy
Devon
EX22 7XS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ASHTON, Kevin James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Roger William→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Sylvia May→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Sylvia→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-07