ASHTON'S COMPOSTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06220545 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-20
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees500600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-06-21
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    ASHTON, Ross appointed
    director
  11. 2024-06-21
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    ASHTON, Andrew Philip resigned
    director
  12. 2024-06-07
    ➕
    ASHTON, Amy Ruth appointed
    director
  13. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-10-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-10-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2023-09-19
    ➖
    ASHTON, Wendy resigned
    secretary
  18. 2023-09-19
    ➖
    ASHTON, Wendy resigned
    director
  19. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2007-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHTON'S COMPOSTING LIMITED
  24. 2007-04-20
    ➕
    ASHTON, Adam appointed
    director
  25. 2007-04-20
    ➕
    ASHTON, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-04-20
    ➕
    ASHTON, Andrew Philip appointed
    director
  27. 2007-04-20
    ➕
    ASHTON, Wendy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/06/2024
Miss Amy Ruth Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/06/2024
Mr Adam Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Philip Ashtonceased 21/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • The Executors Of Mrs Wendy Ashtonceased 07/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

Ivy House Farm, Spaldington
Goole
North Humberside
DN14 7ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ASHTON, Adam→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Amy Ruth→
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Ross→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2023-09-19
Resigned
ASHTON, Andrew Philip→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2024-06-21
Resigned
ASHTON, Wendy→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2023-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-16