ASHLEY KING GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09619606 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£21.76M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of agricultural holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64203Activities of construction holding companies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £21,758,884
Net assets shrinking
Down £564,030 YoY
Cash YoY
+1417%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£540k
↑ 1417% YoY
Net Worth
£22m
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£16m
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £21.76M | £22.32M |
| Current assets | £15.52M | £14.93M |
| Cash | £539.6k | £35.6k |
| Debtors | £14.98M | £14.90M |
| Net assets | £21.76M | £22.32M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
5 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-11📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-03-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-01📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2023-05-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-09-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2015-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHLEY KING GROUP LIMITED
- 2015-06-02➕KING, Ashley John appointeddirector
- 2015-06-02➕KING, Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
94/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jane King Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/06/2016 |
Mr Ashley John King Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Duncan 7 Toplis Trustee Limitedceased 18/05/2023· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64201 — Activities of agricultural holding companies
Registered office
1 Goodison Road
Lincs Gateway Business Park
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE12 6FY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KING, Ashley John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-06-02
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Active
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-03-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-02
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-27