DAY ASH ESTATE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12540463 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-31
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£231.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £231,133

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£231k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£130k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£46k£92k£139k£185k£231kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£231.1k£180.1k
Current assets£130.2k£128.3k
Net assets£231.1k£180.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As DAY ASH ESTATE LIMITED
  11. 2020-03-31
    ➕
    CROUCHER, Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2020-03-31
    ➕
    CROUCHER, Lucy Joy appointed
    director
  13. 2020-03-31
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Andrew Croucher
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/03/2020
Ms Lucy Joy Croucher
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/03/2020

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
Incorporated2020-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Well House Farm Cote Hill Road
Felliscliffe
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG3 2LN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CROUCHER, Andrew→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROUCHER, Lucy Joy→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-04-09