ASHFIELD STEEL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11140546 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-09
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£140.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46740SIC 46740
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £139,965
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,285 YoY
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£216k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Net Worth
£140k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£338k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £152.4k | £170.3k |
| Current assets | £337.9k | £365.7k |
| Cash | £215.9k | £227.7k |
| Debtors | £120.1k | £136.5k |
| Net assets | £140.0k | £160.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-01➕BEASTALL, Liam Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-02-09➕BEASTALL, Darren Michael appointeddirector
- 2018-02-09➖FLOWER, Mark resigneddirector
- 2018-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHFIELD STEEL LIMITED
- 2018-01-09➕FLOWER, Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lisa Beastall Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/02/2025 |
Mr Darren Michael Beastall Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/02/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mark Flowerceased 09/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2018-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720
Registered office
Suite 5, The Willows Ransom Wood Business Park
Southwell Road West, Rainworth
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG21 0HJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BEASTALL, Darren Michael→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEASTALL, Liam Michael→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLOWER, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-01-09 · resigned 2018-02-09
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Recent filings (34 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10