ASHGROVE ONE LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -82% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (90/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £4.18M | £3.98M |
| Current assets | £1.64M | £96.1k | £196.5k |
| Cash | £17.1k | £96.1k | £196.5k |
| Debtors | £1.63M | — | — |
| Net assets | £1 | £4.18M | £3.98M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2024-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-17➕RICE, Sean Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-06-17➕WEBB, Ian Arthur appointeddirector
- 2024-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28➖RAWSON, Anthony James resigneddirector
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHGROVE ONE LIMITED
- 2015-05-07➕RAWSON, Anthony James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Executors Of A J Rawson Will is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Executors Of A J Rawson Will Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 29/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony James Rawsonceased 28/05/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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