ASQUITH INTERIORS LIMITED

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09379561 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-08
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
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47510SIC 47510
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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100200

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-22
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-23
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-01-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-12
    DOUGLAS, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ASQUITH INTERIORS LIMITED
  18. 2015-01-08
    BOOCOCK, Paul Lee appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Lee Boocock
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

117 Front Street
Sunniside
Bishop Auckland
DL13 4DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DOUGLAS, Stephen
secretary · appointed 2021-01-12
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Active
BOOCOCK, Paul Lee
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-01-08
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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-13