ASCOT INTERNATIONAL SPORTS & FOOTWEAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06753944 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-20
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
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 17.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees111400

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

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Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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  2. 2024-08-09
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  3. 2023-09-18
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  4. 2022-09-11
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  5. 2021-10-20
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  6. 2021-09-09
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  7. 2021-05-27
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    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2021-05-27
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  9. 2021-05-27
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    Charge satisfied #6
  10. 2021-05-27
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    Charge satisfied #5
  11. 2020-11-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-11-26
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  13. 2020-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-28
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  16. 2018-09-25
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  17. 2018-09-25
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  18. 2018-09-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2018-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #4
  20. 2018-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2018-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2017-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-12-15
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    SETH, Rohan Dev resigned
    director
  24. 2012-08-20
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    SETH, Rohan Dev appointed
    director
  25. 2011-02-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2011-01-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
  27. 2011-01-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
  28. 2009-07-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Atom Limited
  29. 2009-01-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2008-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ASCOT INTERNATIONAL SPORTS & FOOTWEAR LIMITED
  31. 2008-11-20
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    SETH, Janet appointed
    secretary
  32. 2008-11-20
    ➕
    SETH, Guru Dev appointed
    director
  33. 2008-11-20
    ➕
    SETH, Janet appointed
    director
  34. 2008-11-20
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  35. 2008-11-20
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Guru Dev Seth
Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Kingfisher House Restmor Way
Hackbridge Road
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 7AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SETH, Janet→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SETH, Guru Dev→
director · ~81y · appointed 2008-11-20
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Active
SETH, Janet→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SETH, Rohan Dev→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-08-20 · resigned 2016-12-15
Resigned
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2008-11-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/11/202027/05/2021
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal assignment1 property07/02/201127/05/2021
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest1 property21/01/201125/09/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
Floating charge (all assets)1 property21/01/201125/09/2018
outstanding
Atom
Atom Limited
Debenture1 property16/07/2009—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/01/200925/09/2018
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-05-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-30