ASHTON & BENTLEY BATHS LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-14📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-01-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-01-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-10-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-04-01➕PERCIVAL, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHTON & BENTLEY BATHS LIMITED
- 2009-03-24➕KYRIAKOU, Paul appointeddirector
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Kyriakou Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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