ASHBOURNE AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11909351 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-27
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£343.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 5.4y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £343,784
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,423 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£344k
↓ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
£823k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £492.1k | £526.5k |
| Current assets | £822.8k | £657.8k |
| Cash | £18.6k | £107.2k |
| Net assets | £343.8k | £363.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-25🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Le Capital UK (Asset 1) Limited
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-08-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-08-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-08-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bcrs Business Loans Limited
- 2021-02-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bcrs Business Loans Limited
- 2021-02-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bcrs Business Loans Limited
- 2020-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-01➕MARSHALL, Adele Lisa appointeddirector
- 2020-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHBOURNE AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
- 2019-03-27➕MARSHALL, David Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Richard Marshall Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Ashbourne House
Prospect Road
Market Drayton
TF9 3AP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MARSHALL, Adele Lisa→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALL, David Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Le Capital UK (Asset 1) Le Capital UK (Asset 1) Limited | A registered charge | — | 25/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 16/08/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Bcrs Business Loans Bcrs Business Loans Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/02/2021 | 21/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Bcrs Business Loans Bcrs Business Loans Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/02/2021 | 11/10/2024 | |
| satisfied | Bcrs Business Loans Bcrs Business Loans Limited | A registered charge | — | 16/02/2021 | 21/08/2024 |
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31