ASHBOURNE HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11732260 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-18
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (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, 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2019-07-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-07-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2019-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-01-16
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  15. 2019-01-16
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  16. 2019-01-16
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  17. 2019-01-16
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  18. 2019-01-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  19. 2018-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHBOURNE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  20. 2018-12-18
    ➕
    SIMMONDS, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  21. 2018-12-18
    ➕
    SIMMONDS, Jonathan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jacqueline Simmonds
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2019
Mr Jonathan Simmonds
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

726a Bradford Road
Oakenshaw
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD12 7DY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SIMMONDS, Jacqueline→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMMONDS, Jonathan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18