ASCOCENDA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08298498 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-19
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial leasing
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
33 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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-02-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2012-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ASCOCENDA LIMITED
- 2012-11-19➕REILLY, Alan William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alan William Reilly Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 21ST CENTURY MORTGAGE FINANCE LIMITED→ 08848090 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 4 SUPERNOVAS LTD→ 14448611 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 92834623434 LIMITED→ 16991800 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A & N FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10849117 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADCAS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 04609344 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ALFA INVESTIMENTOS LTD→ 17128485 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLIUM MONEY LIMITED→ 10977963 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANDERSON & CO (INSURANCE BROKERS) LIMITED→ 05104705 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| APPLETREE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 05639143 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ARBATEL CAPITAL LIMITED→ 07220706 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ASPIRATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10452920 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ATHLON REAL ESTATE LIMITED→ 06930202 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64910 — Financial leasing
Registered office
Unit 3 A Rear Of Unit 3, Brookside
Red Marsh Industrial Estate
Thornton Cleveleys
Lancashire
FY5 4EZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
REILLY, Alan William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-11-19
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Recent filings (33 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01