ASHVALE TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07268982 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-01
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-86
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £86
Net assets shrinking
Down £673 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£86
↓ 115% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£86£3k£6k£8k£11k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.7k£8.1k
Current assets£7.7k£14.1k
Net assets£-86£587

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-01-07
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  8. 2019-10-16
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  9. 2018-11-19
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHVALE TRADING LIMITED
  17. 2010-06-01
    ➕
    MANNION, Adam appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-06-01
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    MANNION, Adam appointed
    director
  19. 2010-06-01
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    MANNION, Lindsey Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Mannion
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2017
Mrs Lindsey Louise Mannion
Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2017

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
Incorporated2010-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

26 Berrycroft Lane
Romiley
Stockport
Cheshire
SK6 3AU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MANNION, Adam→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-01
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Active
MANNION, Adam→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-06-01
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Active
MANNION, Lindsey Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-06-01
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Active

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-16