ASHFORD BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD
🌳Matureactive
09086021 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-13
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
38 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£86k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £85.7k | £76.0k |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-07-23➕FRATER, Aaron Clark appointeddirector
- 2018-07-23➖CAINE, Leah resigneddirector
- 2018-07-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-07-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-07-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-07-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-10-01➕CAINE, Lewis Philip appointeddirector
- 2014-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHFORD BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD
- 2014-06-13➕CAINE, Leah appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lewis Caine Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Aaron Clark Frater Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 14/12/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Leah Caineceased 23/07/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-Z SUPPLIES UK LTD→ 15608895 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASHFORD FLOORING COMPANY LIMITED→ 15849733 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASHFORD GUN ROOM LTD→ 10981076 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ASK (RANY) LIMITED→ 06700773 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ASPIRING ANGELS LTD→ 14228796 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AT HOME HEARING LIMITED→ 14396742 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ATEX (UK) LIMITED→ 04200474 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ATLAS (LONDON) LIMITED→ 05432019 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ATM TRADERS LTD→ 15417904 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ATOMIC TACKLE DIRECT LIMITED→ 07524154 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ATR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→ 15068948 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AUDEN LIMITED→ 16436795 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Registered office
37 Tritton Fields
Kennington
Ashford
Kent
TN24 9HE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CAINE, Lewis Philip→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRATER, Aaron Clark→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAINE, Leah→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-06-13 · resigned 2018-07-23
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24