ASHOVER BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06469383 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-10

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18129

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.0y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 18.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	-200	-200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-01-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-06-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-06-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-14
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-04
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TARBATT, Jane resigned
secretary
2019-06-04
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TARBATT, Jane resigned
director
2019-06-04
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TARBATT, John Everad resigned
director
2019-06-04
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WILLIAMS, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2019-04-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2012-05-04
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-12-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-07-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-03-18
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TARBATT, Richard John appointed
director
2008-03-18
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TARBATT, Jane appointed
secretary
2008-03-18
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FB SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-03-18
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TARBATT, Jane appointed
director
2008-03-18
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TARBATT, John Everad appointed
director
2008-03-18
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WILLIAMS, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2008-03-18
➖
FB DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2008-01-10
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Company incorporated
As ASHOVER BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED
2008-01-10
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FB SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-01-10
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FB DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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.)

Group structure

Everad John Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Everad John Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ASHOVER BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED

This company · 06469383

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Everad John Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/06/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Jane Tarbattceased 04/06/2019· 25-50% shares
Mr John Everad Tarbattceased 04/06/2019· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-01-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Mercury House

Bakewell Road

Matlock

DE4 3AU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-24

Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

TARBATT, Richard John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-03-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TARBATT, Jane→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2019-06-04

Resigned

FB SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-10 · resigned 2008-03-18

Resigned

TARBATT, Jane→

director · ~83y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2019-06-04

Resigned

TARBATT, John Everad→

director · ~83y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2019-06-04

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Sarah Jane→

director · ~52y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2019-06-04

Resigned

FB DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-10 · resigned 2008-03-18

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Debenture	1 property	08/12/2008	—
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Legal charge	1 property	18/07/2008	04/05/2012

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-14