AYSHELLA LTD

🌳Matureactive
08562070 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-10
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-09-01
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    GRANT, Steve appointed
    director
  17. 2013-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AYSHELLA LTD
  18. 2013-06-10
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    PRATLEY, Amy Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Amy Louise Pratley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steve Grantceased 17/03/2025· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2013-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Riverside Suite
50a Clifford Way
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 8GD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRANT, Steve→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-09-01
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PRATLEY, Amy Louise→
director · ~33y · appointed 2013-06-10
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11