ASHOKA INDIA EQUITY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
🏛️Establishedactive
11356069 · plc · incorporated 2018-05-11
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
171 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-interimaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-24➕MACAULAY, Sarah Juliet appointeddirector
- 2026-02-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-24📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2025-10-21✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-10-21✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-10-21✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2025-09-29📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2025-09-29📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2025-09-29📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2025-09-29📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2025-09-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-18✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-09-17✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-09-17✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-09-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-01➕NSM FUNDS (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-12-31➖APEX LISTED COMPANIES SERVICES (UK) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-06-07➕BOOTH, Jerome Paul, Dr appointeddirector
- 2018-06-07➕DHUT, Rita appointeddirector
- 2018-06-07➖SAUVAIN, Alan Philip resignedsecretary
- 2018-06-07➕APEX LISTED COMPANIES SERVICES (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHOKA INDIA EQUITY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
- 2018-05-11➕SKINNER, Colin James Marshall appointeddirector
- 2018-05-11➕WATKINS, Andrew Keith appointeddirector
- 2018-05-11➕SAUVAIN, Alan Philip appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed 6 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-10-21: legacy; 2025-10-21: legacy
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Financial services · W postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & J MUCKLOW GROUP LIMITED→ 00717658 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| AEGIS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 16231577 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AERNOVUM AVIATION LIMITED→ 13502581 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AES FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD→ 06063185 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| AETHER ASSETS MANAGEMENT LTD→ 15523059 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFAQ GLOBAL LTD→ 16225410 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFIG PARTNERS LTD→ 15202018 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFS CAP 1 LTD→ 14703048 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AG PROTECT LTD→ 17006105 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGENZIA LIGURIA RUSSIA LTD→ 07808773 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AGI INVESTMENTS NO1 LIMITED→ 16084986 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGI INVESTMENTS NO5 LIMITED→ 16086385 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2018-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts
Registered office
4th Floor 46-48 James Street
London
W1U 1EZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)
NSM FUNDS (UK) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOOTH, Jerome Paul, Dr→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACAULAY, Sarah Juliet→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2026-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SKINNER, Colin James Marshall→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATKINS, Andrew Keith→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2018-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAUVAIN, Alan Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2018-06-07
APEX LISTED COMPANIES SERVICES (UK) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-06-07 · resigned 2024-12-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (171 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-interim
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-28
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2025-10-24
legacy
change-of-name · RP04SH01
2025-10-21
legacy
change-of-name · RP04SH01
2025-10-21
legacy
change-of-name · RP04SH01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-10-08
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-09-29
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-09-29
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-09-29