ASHBEE AND STONE LTD

🌳Matureactive
09897571 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-01
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
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£857.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £857,301

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£89k
Net Worth
£857k
Current Assets
£1.1m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£867.4k
Current assets£1.09M
Cash£88.8k
Debtors£574.8k
Net assets£857.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-04-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-04-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-04-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lee Mark Hunwicks
  8. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2022-04-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-27
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-01-20
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    KITTO, Amanda appointed
    director
  17. 2020-01-20
    ➕
    ROPER, Stephen Harry appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-04-18
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    HUNWICKS, Lee appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-18
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    HUNWICKS, Paul Spencer resigned
    director
  23. 2015-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHBEE AND STONE LTD
  24. 2015-12-01
    ➕
    HUNWICKS, Paul Spencer appointed
    director
  25. 2015-12-01
    ➕
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director
  26. 2015-12-01
    ➖
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Polished Frog (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Polished Frog (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ASHBEE AND STONE LTD
This company · 09897571

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Polished Frog (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lee Mark Hunwicksceased 12/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Aurora House Hopper Hill Road
Eastfield
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 3YS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HUNWICKS, Lee→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KITTO, Amanda→
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROPER, Stephen Harry→
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNWICKS, Paul Spencer→
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2016-04-18
Resigned
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lee Mark Hunwicks
A registered charge—12/04/2024—
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05