ASHFIELD ENTERPRISE LTD

💤Zombieactive
07003619 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-28
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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

1 live charge · oldest 15.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
55 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.

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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-04-28
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  11. 2021-04-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2021-04-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2021-04-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-04-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-11-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-11-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2020-11-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-11-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-10-26
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    AHMED, Ibrahim resigned
    director
  22. 2020-10-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2010-11-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Habib Bank Ag Zurich
  24. 2009-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHFIELD ENTERPRISE LTD
  25. 2009-08-28
    ➕
    MAHOMED, Ayub appointed
    director
  26. 2009-08-28
    ➕
    AHMED, Ibrahim appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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 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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mahmood Ibrahim Adam Mahomed
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/11/2020
Mr Ayub Mahomed
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ibrahim Ahmedceased 26/10/2020· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2009-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Cowgills Limited, Fourth Floor, Unit 5b The Parklands
Lostock
Bolton
BL6 4SD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MAHOMED, Ayub→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-08-28
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Active
AHMED, Ibrahim→
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-08-28 · resigned 2020-10-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Habib Bank Ag Zurich
Mortgage debenture1 property10/11/201025/10/2020

Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-09
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2021-04-28