ASHBOURNE INTERNATIONAL LTD

🌳Matureactive

09966728 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-25

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01430

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93110Operation of sports facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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officers · AP01
2026-03-12
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DUNNING, Ben Paul appointed
director
2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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capital · SH01
2023-12-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-29
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officers · AP01
2023-11-20
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NEWBERY, Abigail Jean appointed
director
2023-11-20
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NEWBERY, Kate appointed
director
2023-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
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address · AD01
2022-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
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accounts · AA
2018-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-02-25
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accounts · AA01
2016-01-25
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Company incorporated
As ASHBOURNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
2016-01-25
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DUNNING, Fiona Michele appointed
director
2016-01-25
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NEWBERY, Tony Alfred appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

25/100

Weak signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — NEWBERY, Abigail Jean (same surname) appointed 2023-11-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Fiona Michele Dunning Individual · English · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	24/01/2017
Mr Tony Alfred Newbery Individual · English · DOB 12/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	24/01/2017

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

Incorporated2016-01-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Partnership House

84 Lodge Road

Southampton

SO14 6RG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-07

Last: 2026-01-24