ASHLEY JAMES HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11565370 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£20.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,880

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↑ 10340% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↑ 540% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£33k£41kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£35.8k£200
Current assets£40.7k£6.4k
Net assets£20.9k£200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-11-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHLEY JAMES HOLDINGS LIMITED
  17. 2018-09-12
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Ashley James appointed
    director
  18. 2018-09-12
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Ashley Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2018-09-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashley James Knight
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
50–75%
—50-75% shares12/09/2018

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
Incorporated2018-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KNIGHT, Ashley James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-09-12
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Active
KNIGHT, Ashley Louise→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-09-12
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Recent filings (23 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23