ASHLEA LANDSCAPING HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07149230 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-08

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.8y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (9 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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BLAIR, Leslie resigned
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2017-05-04
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2016-05-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2010-09-30
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CARNEY, Michael Shaun appointed
director
2010-09-30
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FORD, Richard David appointed
director
2010-09-30
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JEFFREYS, Peter appointed
director
2010-09-30
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TYRER, Bruce James appointed
director
2010-09-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
2010-09-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bruce James Tyrer Michael Shaun Carney Peter Jeffreys and Richard David Ford
2010-09-29
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DAND, Wayne Andrew appointed
director
2010-09-29
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KNOWLES, Gavin appointed
director
2010-09-29
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MORGAN, Colin Harvey appointed
director
2010-09-29
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SIMPSON, Stuart George appointed
director
2010-09-29
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BLAIR, Leslie appointed
director
2010-09-24
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CARNEY, David Philip appointed
director
2010-09-24
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SCOTT-GOLDSTONE, Stuart James resigned
director
2010-02-08
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Company incorporated
As ASHLEA LANDSCAPING HOLDINGS LIMITED
2010-02-08
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SCOTT-GOLDSTONE, Stuart James appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-02-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Scotland Road

Carnforth

Lancashire

LA5 9RE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-22

Last: 2026-02-08