ASHBY FARMS POWER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08608051 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-12
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2200

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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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2023-06-07
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  4. 2022-06-09
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  5. 2021-05-10
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  6. 2020-05-01
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  7. 2019-06-10
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  8. 2018-05-10
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  9. 2017-06-27
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  10. 2016-08-03
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  11. 2015-07-22
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  12. 2015-04-10
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  13. 2015-02-24
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    address · AD01
  14. 2014-10-03
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2014-08-08
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    address · AD02
  16. 2014-05-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  17. 2013-09-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  18. 2013-07-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHBY FARMS POWER LIMITED
  19. 2013-07-12
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    ASHBY, Roger Frederick appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-07-12
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    ASHBY, Roger Frederick appointed
    director
  21. 2013-07-12
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    ASHBY, Sarah Diane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ASHBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Diane Ashby
Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Roger Frederick Ashby
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Norton Grounds
Norton
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 2FY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ASHBY, Roger Frederick→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-12
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ASHBY, Roger Frederick→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-12
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Active
ASHBY, Sarah Diane→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-07-12
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/05/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/09/2013—
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Recent filings (29 total)

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2025-09-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
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accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
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accounts · AA
2023-06-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-03