ASHBURNHAM ROAD (AMPTHILL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07386002 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-23

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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year to Sept 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-22
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2024-10-25
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2023-10-06
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2023-06-02
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2022-07-25
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officers · AP03
2022-07-24
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SMITH, Andrew Warren appointed
secretary
2022-07-24
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MOORE, Eric resigned
director
2022-07-24
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officers · TM01
2021-10-05
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2021-05-24
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2020-09-26
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officers · TM01
2020-02-02
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VALLANCE, Irene Janet resigned
director
2019-10-04
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accounts · AA
2018-10-01
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2017-10-04
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2016-10-02
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2016-03-06
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2016-03-06
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2016-03-03
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COCHRANE, John Graeme, Dr resigned
director
2012-07-14
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RANDLE, Wesley Liam, Dr appointed
director
2010-09-23
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Company incorporated
As ASHBURNHAM ROAD (AMPTHILL) LIMITED
2010-09-23
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GLYN-DAVIES, Philip Mark appointed
director
2010-09-23
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SALMON, Cheryl Lynne appointed
director
2010-09-23
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SMITH, Andrew Warren appointed
director
2010-09-23
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COCHRANE, John Graeme, Dr appointed
director
2010-09-23
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HUGHES, Lynn appointed
director
2010-09-23
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HUGHES, Lynn resigned
director
2010-09-23
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MOORE, Eric appointed
director
2010-09-23
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VALLANCE, Irene Janet appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 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 74 — succession pressure is live.

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 74 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Philip Mark Glyn-Davies Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2010-09-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

8 Ashburnham Road

Ampthill

Bedfordshire

MK45 2RH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-07

Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

SMITH, Andrew Warren→

secretary · appointed 2022-07-24

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Active

GLYN-DAVIES, Philip Mark→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-09-23

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Active

RANDLE, Wesley Liam, Dr→

director · ~47y · appointed 2012-07-14

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Active

SALMON, Cheryl Lynne→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-09-23

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Active

SMITH, Andrew Warren→

director · ~70y · appointed 2010-09-23

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Active

COCHRANE, John Graeme, Dr→

director · ~97y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2016-03-03

Resigned

HUGHES, Lynn→

director · ~67y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2010-09-23

Resigned

MOORE, Eric→

director · ~91y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2022-07-24

Resigned

VALLANCE, Irene Janet→

director · ~79y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2020-02-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

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2026-05-22

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2025-09-23

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accounts · AA

2024-10-25

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2024-10-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-10-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-06-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-05

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officers · AP03

2022-07-25

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officers · TM01

2022-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-10-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-26

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officers · TM01

2020-09-26