ASHGARTH ENGINEERING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10855461 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-07
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 8.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.18M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — 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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,179,908
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£477k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.62M | £1.70M |
| Current assets | £1.14M | £1.08M |
| Cash | £476.9k | £470.8k |
| Debtors | £610.6k | £549.8k |
| Net assets | £1.18M | £1.12M |
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Societe Generale Equipment Finance LTD.
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-04-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHGARTH ENGINEERING LTD
- 2017-07-07➕ASH, Niall Rodger appointeddirector
- 2017-07-07➕WESTGARTH, Paul Alan appointeddirector
- 2017-07-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Niall Rodger Ash Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/07/2017 |
Mr Paul Alan Westgarth Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining
Registered office
34b Number One Industrial Estate
Consett
DH8 6SZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ASH, Niall Rodger→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WESTGARTH, Paul Alan→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-07-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Societe Generale Equipment Finance . Societe Generale Equipment Finance LTD. | A registered charge | — | 11/04/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/04/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-09