ASHDALE NORTH WEST LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06743983 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-07
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-11-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-04-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-11-01➖BROADHEAD, Sarah resignedsecretary
- 2008-12-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-12-12➕BROADHEAD, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2008-12-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHDALE NORTH WEST LIMITED
- 2008-11-07➕ALI, Mohammad Shabir appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
A&A Property Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A&A Property Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ASHDALE NORTH WEST LIMITED
This company · 06743983
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A&A Property Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Shabir Mohammad Aliceased 09/11/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
51 Attercliffe Common
Sheffield
S9 2AE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
ALI, Mohammad Shabir→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROADHEAD, Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-12-12 · resigned 2010-11-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/12/2008 | 11/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/12/2008 | 11/04/2018 |
Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-18