ASHBROOK ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08408582 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-19
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£167.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
39 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £167,772

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
Net Worth
£168k
Current Assets
£259k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£244.2k
Current assets£258.7k
Cash£45.9k
Debtors£211.8k
Net assets£167.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-05
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Clint appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-29
    ➕
    STONE, Amanda appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-11-29
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-09-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-09-01
    ➕
    HOAR, Peter appointed
    director
  12. 2023-09-01
    ➖
    BROOKES, Peter Derek resigned
    director
  13. 2022-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-03
    ➕
    ALFORD, Stephen Duncan appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-03
    ➕
    BOOTH, Richard Martyn appointed
    director
  17. 2021-09-03
    ➕
    LONG, Kelvin Timothy appointed
    director
  18. 2021-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-09-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  22. 2021-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2020-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-02-03
    ➖
    OAKES, Christine Jane resigned
    director
  26. 2013-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHBROOK ENGINEERING LIMITED
  27. 2013-02-19
    ➕
    BROOKES, Peter Derek appointed
    director
  28. 2013-02-19
    ➕
    OAKES, Christine Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

40/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Green Resource Engineering Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Green Resource Engineering Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ASHBROOK ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 08408582

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Green Resource Engineering Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/09/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Peter Derek Brookesceased 03/09/2021· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Christine Jane Oakesceased 03/02/2018· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2013-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Rear Of D & H Hire Centre
Kingsmill Industrial Estate Saunders Way
Cullompton
Devon
EX15 1BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

STONE, Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2023-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALFORD, Stephen Duncan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-09-03
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Active
BOOTH, Richard Martyn→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOAR, Peter→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-09-01
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Active
LONG, Kelvin Timothy→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-09-03
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Active
PHILLIPS, Clint→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKES, Peter Derek→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-02-19 · resigned 2023-09-01
Resigned
OAKES, Christine Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-02-19 · resigned 2018-02-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03