ASKEW HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10911706 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (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, 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-05-03📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-31➖BALL, Christopher Jacob resigneddirector
- 2022-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ASKEW HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2017-08-11➕ASKEW, Helen Ruth appointeddirector
- 2017-08-11➕ASKEW, James Paul appointeddirector
- 2017-08-11➕ASKEW, Martin Charles appointeddirector
- 2017-08-11➕ASKEW, Paul Charles appointeddirector
- 2017-08-11➕BALL, Christopher Jacob appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ASKEW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
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Mrs Helen Ruth Askew Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/08/2017 |
Mr Paul Charles Askew Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/08/2017 |
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
Incorporated2017-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Calderbank Mill
Greenfield Road
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9PD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
ASKEW, Helen Ruth→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASKEW, James Paul→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASKEW, Martin Charles→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASKEW, Paul Charles→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALL, Christopher Jacob→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-08-11 · resigned 2022-07-31
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-05-15
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30