ASPLEY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07807686 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-12
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33150
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees400400

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-07-25
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-11
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    LEE, Esther Mary appointed
    director
  16. 2016-10-11
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    LEE, Esther Mary resigned
    director
  17. 2016-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2012-03-16
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    BRANSBY, Gareth appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ASPLEY SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2011-10-12
    ➕
    LEE, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-10-12
    ➕
    LEE, Jonathan appointed
    director
  22. 2011-10-12
    ➕
    LEE, Esther Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Esther Mary Lee
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/11/2018
Mr Jonathan Lee
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gareth Cledwyn Bransbyceased 13/02/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33150 — SIC 33150

Registered office

Aspley Wharf Marina Aspley Wharf Marina
St Andrews Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 6SD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

LEE, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-12
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Active
BRANSBY, Gareth→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-03-16
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Active
LEE, Esther Mary→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-10-11
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Active
LEE, Jonathan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-10-12
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Active
LEE, Esther Mary→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-10-12 · resigned 2016-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-15