ASB LUXURY LIMITED

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08860380 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-24
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£49.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,990
Very low cash
Cash position: £44
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£44
~ YoY
Net Worth
£49k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£124k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£62k£93k£124k£155kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£79.2k£95.3k
Current assets£124.0k£155.3k
Cash£44£44
Debtors£47.9k£88.3k
Net assets£49.0k£48.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-09
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-25
    ➖
    STUART-BAMFORD, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  10. 2020-11-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-11-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-11-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-03-01
    ➕
    STUART-BAMFORD, Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2018-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2018-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2014-01-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASB LUXURY LIMITED
  21. 2014-01-24
    ➕
    STUART-BAMFORD, Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Stuart-Bamford
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/04/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Elizabeth Stuart-Bamfordceased 23/04/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Alex Stuart-Bamfordceased 01/09/2017· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2014-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Manufactory House
Bell Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 1BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STUART-BAMFORD, Alexander→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-03-01
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Active
STUART-BAMFORD, Elizabeth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-01-24 · resigned 2020-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-25