ASH TREES HOLDINGS (CARNFORTH) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10672775 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-15

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£341.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (13 active, 19 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £341,936

Net assets shrinking

Down £134,125 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£342k

↓ 28% YoY

Current Assets

£3k

↓ 76% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£341.9k	£476.1k
Current assets	£2.7k	£11.5k
Net assets	£341.9k	£476.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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accounts · AA
2026-01-26
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officers · TM01
2026-01-15
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ROBINSON, Carol Hilda, Dr resigned
director
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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capital · SH01
2024-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
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gazette · DISS40
2024-05-21
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gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-25
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officers · CH01
2023-04-13
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KONAR, Martin Doron, Dr appointed
director
2023-04-13
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officers · AP01
2023-01-10
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accounts · AA
2022-07-13
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mortgage · MR04
2022-07-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-02-23
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accounts · AA
2022-01-06
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HOBBS, George Antony, Dr resigned
director
2022-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-06
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officers · AP01
2022-01-06
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officers · AP01
2022-01-06
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officers · AP01
2022-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-06
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officers · TM01
2022-01-06
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officers · TM01
2022-01-01
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DODWELL, Ruth, Dr appointed
director
2022-01-01
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HOBBS, George Antony, Dr appointed
director
2022-01-01
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PETERS, Michelle, Dr appointed
director
2022-01-01
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CHEUNG, David, Dr resigned
director
2022-01-01
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GRENFELL, Rowena, Dr resigned
director
2022-01-01
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WICKENDEN, Gillian, Dr resigned
director
2021-01-01
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WOODBRIDGE, Michael, Dr resigned
director
2020-02-21
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DEBOO, Thirza, Dr appointed
director
2020-02-21
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HELME, Bruce William, Dr appointed
director
2020-02-21
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MEHTA, Harinder, Dr appointed
director
2020-02-21
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ROBINSON, Carol Hilda, Dr appointed
director
2017-05-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-03-15
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Company incorporated
As ASH TREES HOLDINGS (CARNFORTH) LIMITED
2017-03-15
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BAKER, Anna, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
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COLDWELL, Christopher Hugh, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
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KNOX, Andrew James, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
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THOMAS, Helen, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
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WADESON, Paul, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
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WRIGLEY, David George, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
➕
CHEUNG, David, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
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GRENFELL, Rowena, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
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HOBBS, George Antony, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
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WICKENDEN, Gillian, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-15
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WOODBRIDGE, Michael, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-03-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

Ash Trees Surgery

Market Street

Carnforth

LA5 9JU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-04

Last: 2026-01-21