ASHURST LOGISTICS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12863311 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-07
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£13.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 50200SIC 50200
- 51210SIC 51210
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,422
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,703 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£13k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £21.9k | £36.2k |
| Current assets | £21.7k | £35.8k |
| Net assets | £13.4k | £16.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHURST LOGISTICS LTD
- 2020-09-07➕CARVILL, Peter Julian appointedsecretary
- 2020-09-07➕CARVILL, Peter Julian appointeddirector
- 2020-09-07➕CARVILL, Rachael Anne Georgina appointeddirector
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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Julian Carvill Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/09/2020 |
Mrs Rachael Anne Georgina Carvill Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Coastwise House
17 Liverpool Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1SU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CARVILL, Peter Julian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-09-07
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CARVILL, Peter Julian→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2020-09-07
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CARVILL, Rachael Anne Georgina→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-09-07
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-10