AYSTON CAPITAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
08263394 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-22
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
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-09-14➕FOGLI, Maurizio appointeddirector
- 2022-09-14➕MARINI, Pietro appointeddirector
- 2022-09-14➕SAFAI, Katarina, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2022-09-14➖HULME, Sarah Lynn resigneddirector
- 2022-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-09➖HULME, Douglas James Morley resigneddirector
- 2014-06-09➕HULME, Sarah Lynn appointeddirector
- 2012-10-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AYSTON CAPITAL LTD
- 2012-10-22➕LINCOLN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-10-22➕HULME, Douglas James Morley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs. Katarina Safai Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/09/2022 |
Mr. Pietro Marini Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/09/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| AVALON INVESTMENT SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→ 03826842 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| AWE FINANCE LIMITED→ 11296999 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AXA GLOBAL HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED→ 03039521 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
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| AXIOMA EUROPE LTD→ 11447632 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| AXPO UK TRADING LIMITED→ 06600992 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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| AYRES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED→ 12419444 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
12 Bridewell Place
Third Floor East
London
EC4V 6AP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
LINCOLN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOGLI, Maurizio→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-09-14
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MARINI, Pietro→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-09-14
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SAFAI, Katarina, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-09-14
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HULME, Douglas James Morley→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2012-10-22 · resigned 2014-06-09
HULME, Sarah Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2014-06-09 · resigned 2022-09-14
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Recent filings (46 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-12-26
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2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-27
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-14