ASHRANA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07785935 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£632.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £632,648
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£815k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£633k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£844k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£169k£338k£507k£675k£844kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£670.9k£579.6k
Current assets£844.4k£663.6k
Cash£815.2k£651.2k
Debtors£29.2k£12.4k
Net assets£632.6k£535.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-21
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    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  9. 2020-10-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-10-02
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-10-02
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-10-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2011-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHRANA LIMITED
  19. 2011-09-26
    ➕
    BEEFNAH, Melanie Yanum appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Melanie Yanum Beefnah
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Cleaveland Lodge
151 Rowhedge Road
Colchester
Essex
CO2 8EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEEFNAH, Melanie Yanum→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-26
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/10/2012—
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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2020-10-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-10-09