ASQUITH HART LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08802430 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-29
Average employees400

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-01
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  4. 2025-07-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-07-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-07-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-07-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-05-30
    ➕
    INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2025-05-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2025-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-02-13
    ➖
    LONSDALE, Calum Elliott resigned
    director
  13. 2025-02-13
    ➖
    VARNEY, Philip resigned
    director
  14. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-05-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-04-06
    ➕
    LONSDALE, Calum Elliott appointed
    director
  19. 2021-10-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-09-30
    ➕
    VARNEY, Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2021-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    VARNEY, Michelle appointed
    director
  24. 2016-05-06
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Sean resigned
    director
  25. 2013-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASQUITH HART LIMITED
  26. 2013-12-04
    ➕
    VARNEY, Roy appointed
    director
  27. 2013-12-04
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Sean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 66. 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 12 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.)

Group structure

Lwm Ar Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Lwm Ar Holdco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ASQUITH HART LIMITED
This company · 08802430

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
Lwm Ar Holdco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/05/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Michelle Varneyceased 30/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Roy Varneyceased 30/05/2025· 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
Incorporated2013-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Durham House
38 Street Lane
Denby
Derbyshire
DE5 8NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-05-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VARNEY, Michelle→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VARNEY, Roy→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONSDALE, Calum Elliott→
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-04-06 · resigned 2025-02-13
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Sean→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-12-04 · resigned 2016-05-06
Resigned
VARNEY, Philip→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-09-30 · resigned 2025-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29