ASHMIRA BOTANICA LTD
💤Zombieactive
10467864 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-64.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £64,418
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£64k
↓ 110% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-41.1k | £-908 |
| Current assets | £78.0k | £143.9k |
| Net assets | £-64.4k | £-30.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHMIRA BOTANICA LTD
- 2016-11-08➕SMITH, Tracey Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Tracey Anne Smith Individual · English · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/11/2016 |
Miss Tracey Anne Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1996 · age 30 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450
Registered office
Unit 1d Blackdown Business Park
Sylvan Road
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 8ST
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SMITH, Tracey Anne→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-11-08
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-11-21