ASHE CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09890586 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-26
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-11
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-11
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  7. 2025-03-11
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    address · AD01
  8. 2024-08-29
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  9. 2023-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-07
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-18
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-04
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    HANNEN, Susan appointed
    director
  18. 2015-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  19. 2015-11-26
    ➕
    HANNEN, Adrian Sean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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 signal

Some 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Hannen
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest29/06/2016
Mr Adrian Sean Hannen
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest29/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

320 Firecrest Court Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HANNEN, Adrian Sean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-11-26
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HANNEN, Susan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-12-04
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22