ASHFORHIRE PROFESSIONALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11004851 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-10
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£20.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
  • 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
  • 88910Child day-care activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 4 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,736
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↑ 329% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£51kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£46.2k£28.7k
Current assets£51.3k£33.0k
Cash£21.3k£33.0k
Net assets£20.7k£4.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2021-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-11-04
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHFORHIRE PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
  19. 2017-10-10
    KANJA, Nancy Wanjiku appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Nancy Wanjiku Kanja
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/10/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Registered office

Suite 2017, Letraset Building Wotton Road
Ashford
Kent
TN23 6LN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KANJA, Nancy Wanjiku
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-10-10
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-17