ASR GROUP EUROPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09571301 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-01
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10810
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.1y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
45 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2024-08-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch (As Security Trustee)
  4. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2020-05-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-05-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2020-04-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2020-04-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cöoperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch as Security Trustee
  15. 2020-04-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2019-12-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-12-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-12-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-12-03
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  20. 2019-10-18
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  21. 2019-09-30
    ➕
    ARORA, Tarun appointed
    director
  22. 2019-09-30
    ➕
    JONES, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2017-09-25
    ➕
    BUENAVENTURA, Gabriel appointed
    director
  24. 2017-09-24
    ➖
    JONES, Andrew resigned
    director
  25. 2017-09-24
    ➖
    ROMAIN, Douglas resigned
    director
  26. 2017-09-24
    ➖
    SMITH, Gregory resigned
    director
  27. 2017-09-24
    ➖
    SPROULL, Robert resigned
    director
  28. 2015-07-31
    ➖
    WIDMER, Jahn resigned
    director
  29. 2015-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASR GROUP EUROPE LIMITED
  30. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    STEBBINGS, Paul appointed
    secretary
  31. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    TABERNILLA, Armando appointed
    director
  32. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    JONES, Andrew appointed
    director
  33. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    ROMAIN, Douglas appointed
    director
  34. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Gregory appointed
    director
  35. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    SPROULL, Robert appointed
    director
  36. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    WIDMER, Jahn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Luis Javier Fernandez
Individual · American · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Antonio Luis Contrerasceased 31/12/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10810 — SIC 10810

Registered office

10 Bedford Street Fourth Floor
London
WC2E 9HE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

STEBBINGS, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-01
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Active
ARORA, Tarun→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-09-30
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Active
BUENAVENTURA, Gabriel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-09-25
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Active
JONES, Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-09-30
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Active
TABERNILLA, Armando→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-05-01
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Active
JONES, Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2017-09-24
Resigned
ROMAIN, Douglas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2017-09-24
Resigned
SMITH, Gregory→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2017-09-24
Resigned
SPROULL, Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2017-09-24
Resigned
WIDMER, Jahn→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2015-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge—30/08/2024—
outstanding
Cöoperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch as Security Trustee
A registered charge—24/04/2020—
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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-05-12