ASH 144 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08066032 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-11
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 May 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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£0May 2025May 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-05-312025-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-05-11
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    NEWBOROUGH, David Mark appointed
    director
  17. 2013-05-11
    ➖
    HALLS, Adrian Trevor resigned
    director
  18. 2012-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ASH 144 LIMITED
  19. 2012-05-11
    ➕
    HALLS, Adrian Trevor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Mark Newborough
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

5 Prospect Place, Millennium Way
Pride Park
Derby
DE24 8HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NEWBOROUGH, David Mark→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-05-11
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Active
HALLS, Adrian Trevor→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-05-11 · resigned 2013-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12