ASCENT GLOBAL SHIPPING UK LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12096707 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-53.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52101SIC 52101
  • 52220SIC 52220
  • 52241SIC 52241
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £53,488

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£53k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£420k
↑ 605% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£71k£28k£126k£224k£322k£420kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-53.5k£-70.6k
Current assets£420.1k£59.6k
Net assets£-53.5k£-70.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-06
    KANT, Shweta Paliwal appointed
    director
  5. 2024-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-10-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-10-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-09-14
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-03-17
    KANT, Shweta Paliwal appointed
    secretary
  17. 2020-03-17
    PALIWAL KANT, Shweta resigned
    director
  18. 2020-03-17
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2020-03-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-03-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-03-16
    JEBAMANI RAJALAKSHMI, Naveenan appointed
    director
  22. 2019-09-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2019-07-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASCENT GLOBAL SHIPPING UK LTD
  24. 2019-07-11
    PALIWAL KANT, Shweta appointed
    director
  25. 2019-07-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Naveenan Jebamani Rajalakshmi
Individual · Indian · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Shweta Paliwal Kantceased 17/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2019-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

Unit 3.09 Boat Shed
20 Exchange Quay
Salford
Manchester
M5 3EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

KANT, Shweta Paliwal
secretary · appointed 2020-03-17
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Active
JEBAMANI RAJALAKSHMI, Naveenan
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-03-16
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Active
KANT, Shweta Paliwal
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-02-06
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Active
PALIWAL KANT, Shweta
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-07-11 · resigned 2020-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20