ALLAN MORRIS & ASHTON LIMITED
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £321.5k | £302.4k |
| Current assets | £381.3k | £346.7k |
| Cash | £317.1k | £265.5k |
| Debtors | £64.2k | £81.2k |
| Net assets | £318.4k | £300.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-05📄termination-secretary-companyofficers · TM02
- 2017-04-30➖THOMAS, Alyson Michelle resignedsecretary
- 2016-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-26📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2008-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLAN MORRIS & ASHTON LIMITED
- 2008-01-10➕ASHTON, Richard Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-01-10➕THOMAS, Alyson Michelle appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Michael Ashton Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Property · WR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&M PROP LTD→ 15293979 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGA ORGEE LIMITED→ 12057302 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AGATOM PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15942025 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGI & MART PROPERTY LTD→ 14732488 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AHST PROPERTIES LTD→ 14244617 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AIRORA INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 10239719 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AJG PROPERTY PORTFOLIO LIMITED→ 14836885 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALCOM LTD→ 16634496 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALDINGTON LAND MANAGEMENT LTD→ 04913054 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ALDRIDGE PROPERTY & INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 00608473 · est 1958 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 67y | — | — |
| ALKA ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 11880651 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALLAN MORRIS UPTON LIMITED→ 08372481 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
7 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 →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.