ASHLEY SUTTON RACING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08715314 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-02
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
46 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-04
    ➖
    SUTTON, Warren Mitchell resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-11-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-07-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-07-09
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  18. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2017-06-16
    ➖
    RIDGEWELL & BOREHAM ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2015-05-31
    ➖
    HOOKER, Colin resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-05-31
    ➕
    RIDGEWELL & BOREHAM ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2013-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHLEY SUTTON RACING LIMITED
  25. 2013-10-02
    ➕
    SUTTON, Ashley John appointed
    director
  26. 2013-10-02
    ➕
    HOOKER, Colin appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-10-02
    ➕
    SUTTON, Warren Mitchell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SUTTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Ms Deborah Sutton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/12/2024
Mr Ashley John Sutton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Warren Mitchell Suttonceased 01/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

1 Second Avenue
Halstead
CO9 2SU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SUTTON, Ashley John→
director · ~32y · appointed 2013-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOOKER, Colin→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-02 · resigned 2015-05-31
Resigned
RIDGEWELL & BOREHAM ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-05-31 · resigned 2017-06-16
Resigned
SUTTON, Warren Mitchell→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-10-02 · resigned 2024-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15