ASCENTIA MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10115845 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66220Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2016-05-10
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    ARBERY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ASCENTIA MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2016-04-10
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    ARBERY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  20. 2016-04-10
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    ARBERY, Christopher John resigned
    director
  21. 2016-04-10
    ➕
    ARBERY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-10
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    ARBERY, Christopher John resigned
    director
  23. 2016-04-10
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    ARBERY, David Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 2016-04-10
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    ARBERY, David Stephen resigned
    director
  25. 2016-04-10
    ➕
    ARBERY, David Stephen appointed
    director
  26. 2016-04-10
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    ARBERY, David Stephen resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christopher John Arbery
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Stephen Arberyceased 10/05/2016· 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
Incorporated2016-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

203 West Street
Fareham
PO16 0EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ARBERY, Christopher John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARBERY, Christopher John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-10 · resigned 2016-04-10
Resigned
ARBERY, Christopher John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-10 · resigned 2016-04-10
Resigned
ARBERY, David Stephen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-04-10 · resigned 2016-04-10
Resigned
ARBERY, David Stephen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-04-10 · resigned 2016-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18