ASHBY TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07732587 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-08

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£197.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £197,034

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£180k

Net Worth

£197k

Current Assets

£237k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31
Total assets	£197.0k
Current assets	£237.2k
Cash	£180.0k
Debtors	£45.0k
Net assets	£197.0k

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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2025-04-30
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2024-04-29
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2023-04-28
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2022-04-28
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2021-05-21
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2020-04-29
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2019-04-30
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2018-04-27
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accounts · AA
2017-01-31
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accounts · AA
2016-08-12
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2016-08-04
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2016-08-01
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GREEN, Pemela Yvonne appointed
director
2016-04-28
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2015-08-03
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2015-04-29
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2011-08-08
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Company incorporated
As ASHBY TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
2011-08-08
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UPSON, Kevin Roy appointed
director
2011-08-08
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ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-08-08
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ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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 Kevin Roy Upson Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2017

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

Incorporated2011-08-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

22 Paddock Lane

Mears Ashby

Northampton

NN6 0EQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-02

Last: 2026-06-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GREEN, Pemela Yvonne→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-08-01

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Active

UPSON, Kevin Roy→

director · ~72y · appointed 2011-08-08

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Active

ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-08 · resigned 2011-08-08

Resigned

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