ASCENT TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13217032 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-02-22
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
27 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-10-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-10-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-06-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-09-01
    ➕
    THORBURN, Juliet Mary appointed
    director
  11. 2024-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-02-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-02-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-16
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-07-23
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2021-07-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2021-07-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-07-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2021-06-01
    ➖
    WOOD, David Kenneth resigned
    director
  23. 2021-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASCENT TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 2021-02-22
    ➕
    WINWOOD, John Stephen James appointed
    director
  25. 2021-02-22
    ➕
    WINWOOD, Meriel Teresa appointed
    director
  26. 2021-02-22
    ➕
    WINWOOD, John Stephen James appointed
    director
  27. 2021-02-22
    ➖
    WINWOOD, John Stephen James resigned
    director
  28. 2021-02-22
    ➕
    WOOD, David Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Stephen James Winwood
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
—25–50%25-50% voting22/02/2021
Mrs Meriel Teresa Winwood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
—25–50%25-50% voting22/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • John Stephen James Winwoodceased 22/02/2021· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

12 Enterprise Way
London
SW18 1FZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

THORBURN, Juliet Mary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINWOOD, John Stephen James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINWOOD, Meriel Teresa→
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINWOOD, John Stephen James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-02-22 · resigned 2021-02-22
Resigned
WOOD, David Kenneth→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-02-22 · resigned 2021-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-06