ASHWOOD CONSULTANTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13108807 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-04
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
15 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.
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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-06➕COOKSON, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2021-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHWOOD CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2021-01-04➕COOKSON, Nicholas Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-01-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 81 — 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 signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Nicholas Paul Cookson Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 25–50% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/01/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Darren Waightceased 08/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
18 Whalley Road
Hale
Altrincham
WA15 9DF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
COOKSON, Nicholas Paul→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOKSON, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2021-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-04