ASHCOURT FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08928249 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-07
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£3.36M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 12.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
49 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,361,332
Cash draining
Cash down 46% YoY
Cash YoY
-46%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£142k
↓ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£3.4m
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£11m
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.53M | £12.03M |
| Current assets | £10.88M | £7.60M |
| Cash | £141.8k | £262.5k |
| Debtors | £10.28M | £6.92M |
| Net assets | £3.36M | £3.25M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-30🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2025-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-04🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2025-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-02➖BOUSFIELD, Robert James Nelson resigneddirector
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-13🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-12-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-12-12🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2022-11-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-10🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-04-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-04-14🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-02-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-13🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Secretary of State for Defence
- 2019-02-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Tfg Capital Limited
- 2017-11-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2017-07-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2014-07-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2014-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2014-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHCOURT FARMS LIMITED
- 2014-03-07➕BOAK, Daphne Mary appointeddirector
- 2014-03-07➕BOUSFIELD, Alistair James Kyle appointeddirector
- 2014-03-07➕BOUSFIELD, Kurt James Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2014-03-07➕BOUSFIELD, Robert James Nelson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Ashcourt Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ashcourt Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ASHCOURT FARMS LIMITED
This company · 08928249
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashcourt Properties Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Ashcourt Group
Halifax Way
Pocklington
YO42 1NR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BOAK, Daphne Mary→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOUSFIELD, Alistair James Kyle→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2014-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOUSFIELD, Kurt James Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2014-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOUSFIELD, Robert James Nelson→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2014-03-07 · resigned 2024-09-02
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/03/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | The Secretary of State for Defence | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/02/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Tfg Capital Tfg Capital Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/02/2019 | 10/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/11/2017 | 14/04/2020 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 12/07/2017 | 11/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/07/2014 | 14/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/07/2014 | 14/12/2022 |
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-14