ASECCA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08140380 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£563.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 13.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £563,529
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,713 YoY
Cash YoY
+65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£330k
↑ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£564k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£325k£651k£976k£1.3m£1.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.18M£1.00M
Current assets£1.63M£1.28M
Cash£330.1k£200.3k
Debtors£1.16M£873.0k
Net assets£563.5k£590.2k

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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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2024-09-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Npif Ii Debt Nw LP Acting by Fwc Npifii Debt Gp Limited, as the General Partner of Npif Ii Debt Nw LP, Acting by Fw Capital Limited
  4. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-14
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  6. 2024-01-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-12-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
  8. 2023-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-27
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2022-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2022-08-26
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    Charge satisfied #3
  13. 2022-08-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-07-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2022-07-29
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2022-07-28
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2022-07-28
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    capital · SH10
  18. 2022-06-15
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  19. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-11-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-10-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  23. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-01-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Marketfinance Limited
  25. 2019-11-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2018-08-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
  27. 2017-03-24
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    BRAKEWELL, Hannah Sophie resigned
    director
  28. 2015-09-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2013-02-26
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    BRAKEWELL, Hannah Sophie appointed
    director
  30. 2013-02-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hannah Sophie Brakewell
  31. 2012-10-31
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    MUSCHAMP, Sarah resigned
    director
  32. 2012-10-31
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    WATSON, Keeley resigned
    director
  33. 2012-07-23
    ➕
    CHILD, Michael appointed
    director
  34. 2012-07-23
    ➕
    PILKINGTON, Jeffrey John appointed
    director
  35. 2012-07-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ASECCA LIMITED
  36. 2012-07-12
    ➕
    MUSCHAMP, Sarah appointed
    director
  37. 2012-07-12
    ➕
    WATSON, Keeley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
Mr Jeffrey John Pilkington
Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Michael Child
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520

Registered office

41 Northgate
White Lund Industrial Estate
Morecambe
LA3 3PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CHILD, Michael→
director · ~35y · appointed 2012-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PILKINGTON, Jeffrey John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2012-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAKEWELL, Hannah Sophie→
director · ~35y · appointed 2013-02-26 · resigned 2017-03-24
Resigned
MUSCHAMP, Sarah→
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-07-12 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned
WATSON, Keeley→
director · ~33y · appointed 2012-07-12 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Npif Ii Debt Nw LP Acting by Fwc Npifii Debt Gp , as the General Partner of Npif Ii Debt Nw LP, Acting by Fw Capital
Npif Ii Debt Nw LP Acting by Fwc Npifii Debt Gp Limited, as the General Partner of Npif Ii Debt Nw LP, Acting by Fw Capital Limited
A registered charge2 properties26/09/2024—
outstanding
Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital
Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
A registered charge2 properties21/12/2023—
satisfied
Marketfinance
Marketfinance Limited
A registered charge—22/01/202026/08/2022
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge4 properties16/08/201828/11/2019
satisfied
Hannah Sophie Brakewell
Debenture1 property26/02/201311/09/2015
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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-29