ASHWELL GARAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06467176 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-08
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 2025
Net worth
£1.45M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45310SIC 45310
  • 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,445,893

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£277k
Net Worth
£1.4m
Current Assets
£1.4m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£289k£578k£868k£1.2m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.46M—
Current assets£1.36M—
Cash£277.2k—
Debtors£1.06M—
Net assets£1.45M—
Average employees—600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-09-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2016-01-01
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Kai appointed
    director
  15. 2015-11-20
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Margaret Lucy resigned
    director
  16. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Margaret Lucy appointed
    director
  17. 2010-01-04
    ➖
    COONEY, Maria Selena resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHWELL GARAGE LIMITED
  19. 2008-01-08
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Lee appointed
    director
  20. 2008-01-08
    ➕
    COONEY, Maria Selena appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lee Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

33 Station Road
Ashwell
Baldock
Hertfordshire
SG7 5LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

THOMPSON, Kai→
director · ~32y · appointed 2016-01-01
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Active
THOMPSON, Lee→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-01-08
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Active
COONEY, Maria Selena→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-08 · resigned 2010-01-04
Resigned
THOMPSON, Margaret Lucy→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2015-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15