ASHTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11999427 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
21 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
50
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 2 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-01➕ASHTON, Hannah Elizabeth, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-12-14➕ASHTON, Hannah Elizabeth, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD
- 2019-05-16➕ASHTON, Thomas David appointeddirector
- 2019-05-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ASHTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas David Ashton Individual · British · DOB 04/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| ARTHAN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 08992652 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ASHLEY JONES ACCOUNTANTS LTD→ 04392522 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ASHTON & CO LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 14504143 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Court Farm
Stapleton
Shrewsbury
SY5 7EF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ASHTON, Hannah Elizabeth, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-12-14
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ASHTON, Hannah Elizabeth, Dr→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-08-01
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ASHTON, Thomas David→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-05-16
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-08