ASCENT U.K. LTD

💤Zombieactive
11639468 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-24
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.
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93120Activities of sport clubs
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-242024-10-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-09-15
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    COOK, Matthew Christopher resigned
    director
  6. 2023-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-03-28
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    O'TOOLE, Mathew Charles resigned
    director
  12. 2021-10-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-19
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ASCENT U.K. LTD
  18. 2018-10-24
    ➕
    PHELPS, Jonathan James appointed
    director
  19. 2018-10-24
    ➕
    COOK, Matthew Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2018-10-24
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    O'TOOLE, Mathew Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2018-10-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan James Phelps
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/10/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Matthew Christopher Cookceased 23/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Mathew Charles O'Tooleceased 19/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

62 Coronation Avenue 62 Coronation Avenue
Southdown
Bath
B&Nes
BA2 2JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PHELPS, Jonathan James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-10-24
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Active
COOK, Matthew Christopher→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-10-24 · resigned 2023-09-15
Resigned
O'TOOLE, Mathew Charles→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-10-24 · resigned 2022-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-19