ASHORTWALK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06192391 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.79M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.0y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,789,413
Net assets shrinking
Down £468,811 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£618k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.79M | £2.26M |
| Current assets | £1.98M | £2.73M |
| Cash | £617.7k | £892.9k |
| Debtors | £745.6k | £1.30M |
| Net assets | £1.79M | £2.26M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC.
- 2022-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-20➖DICKER, Paul Robert resigneddirector
- 2011-09-01➕DICKER, Simon Richard appointeddirector
- 2011-09-01➕DICKER, Paul Robert appointeddirector
- 2007-03-30➕DICKER, Victoria appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-30➕DICKER, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2007-03-30➕DICKER, Victoria Fiona Louise appointeddirector
- 2007-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHORTWALK LIMITED
- 2007-03-29➕RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-03-29➖RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-03-29➕RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-03-29➖RM NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Victoria Fiona Louise Dicker Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Daniel Dicker Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Cligga Industrial Estate
Perranporth
Cornwall
TR6 0EB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
DICKER, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-03-30
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DICKER, Simon Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2011-09-01
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DICKER, Victoria Fiona Louise→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2007-03-30
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RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-29 · resigned 2007-03-29
DICKER, Paul Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2014-06-20
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-03-29 · resigned 2007-03-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC. | A registered charge | — | 22/06/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-05-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-10