ASHFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10358670 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-05
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£123.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £123,693
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
£124k
Current Assets
£56k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.05M | — |
| Current assets | £55.8k | — |
| Cash | £2.2k | — |
| Debtors | £1.6k | — |
| Net assets | £123.7k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2024-01-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2016-11-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charter Court Financial Services LTD
- 2016-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2016-09-05➕CUNNINGHAM, Julian Peter William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Julian Peter William Cunningham Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 05/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ALBION BUSINESS SERVICES SUFFOLK LTD→ 11165241 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANGLIA LANDSCAPES RENTAL LTD→ 12743764 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARCHER ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD→ 14778044 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AS CLARK PROPERTIES LTD→ 12432959 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASHLAWN LIMITED→ 05591095 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ASHNOV HOMES LTD→ 15927195 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASHVI INVESMENTS LTD→ 15137581 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASHWORTH PROPERTIES LTD→ 12429369 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASLETT & BROADBERRY LTD→ 17044854 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPERS LIMITED→ 12623022 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Brandeston Farm Lavenham Road
Gt Waldingfield
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 0TG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
CUNNINGHAM, Julian Peter William→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/01/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/05/2019 | 24/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/11/2016 | 24/09/2022 |
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27