ASHLEY HOMBURG (ASSOCIATES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06770197 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 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.

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 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees2100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-01-02
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    HOMBURG, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2008-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHLEY HOMBURG (ASSOCIATES) LIMITED
  18. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    HOMBURG, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    HOMBURG, Ashley Stewart appointed
    director
  20. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-12-10
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2008-12-10
    ➖
    DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOMBURG" — 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.
  • +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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashley Stewart Homburg
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/03/2026
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Homburg
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ashley Stewart Homburgceased 23/03/2026· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2008-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

7 Princes Square
Harrogate
HG1 1ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HOMBURG, Elizabeth Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOMBURG, Ashley Stewart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOMBURG, Elizabeth Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned
DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06