ASHTON HOUSE NURSERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06250068 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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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
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 169 | 15400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-08🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-10-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-21📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-01-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-06-03➕MORAN, Anna appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-06-30➖ATHERTON, Clair Lynnette resigneddirector
- 2007-08-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHTON HOUSE NURSERY LIMITED
- 2007-05-16➕SHEPPARD, Jack Richard appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-16➕SHEPPARD, Jack Richard appointeddirector
- 2007-05-16➕SHEPPARD, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2007-05-16➕ATHERTON, Clair Lynnette appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 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
1 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jack Richard Sheppard Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
10 Stadium Court
Stadium Road
Bromborough
Wirral
CH62 3RP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
SHEPPARD, Jack Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-05-16
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Active
SHEPPARD, Jack Richard→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2007-05-16
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SHEPPARD, Margaret→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2007-05-16
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ATHERTON, Clair Lynnette→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2008-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/10/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/10/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/01/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 15/09/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/08/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01