ASEAN CONSULTING (UK) LTD
🌳Matureactive
09462724 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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, 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-03-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-01➕MELLOR, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2018-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ASEAN CONSULTING (UK) LTD
- 2015-02-27➕MELLOR, Alison appointedsecretary
- 2015-02-27➕MELLOR, Alison Anne, Director appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard John Mellor Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/01/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Director Alison Anne Mellorceased 12/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
High Konkers Petworth Road
Wisborough Green
Billingshurst
West Sussex
RH14 0BJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MELLOR, Alison Anne, Director→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-02-27
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MELLOR, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-08-13