ASHMORE AND STRONE ESTATE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07135915 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-26
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
51 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-09-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Nicholas David De Burgh appointed
    secretary
  18. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    ANGEST, Frederick Alexander Henry appointed
    director
  19. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    ANGEST, Gabriella Christina Francesca appointed
    director
  20. 2020-09-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Nicole resigned
    secretary
  21. 2020-09-01
    ➖
    ANGEST, Dorothy, Lady resigned
    director
  22. 2020-09-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2018-07-13
    ➖
    KAYE, Jeremy Robin resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-07-13
    ➕
    SMITH, Nicole appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHMORE AND STRONE ESTATE LIMITED
  26. 2010-01-26
    ➕
    ANGEST, Henry, Sir appointed
    director
  27. 2010-01-26
    ➕
    KAYE, Jeremy Robin appointed
    secretary
  28. 2010-01-26
    ➕
    ANGEST, Dorothy, Lady appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Flowidea Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Flowidea Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ASHMORE AND STRONE ESTATE LIMITED
This company · 07135915

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Flowidea Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Arbuthnot House
20 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7EA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

JENNINGS, Nicholas David De Burgh→
secretary · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGEST, Frederick Alexander Henry→
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGEST, Gabriella Christina Francesca→
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGEST, Henry, Sir→
director · ~86y · appointed 2010-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAYE, Jeremy Robin→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-26 · resigned 2018-07-13
Resigned
SMITH, Nicole→
secretary · appointed 2018-07-13 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned
ANGEST, Dorothy, Lady→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-01-26 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21