ASHCOURT ACQUISITIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13562041 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-72.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £72,096

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£72k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£72k-£48k-£23k£1k£26k£50kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-54.4k£-30.3k
Current assets£50.3k£40.4k
Net assets£-72.1k£-47.6k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-08-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2022-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHCOURT ACQUISITIONS LTD
  13. 2021-08-12
    NIXON, Miles appointed
    secretary
  14. 2021-08-12
    NIXON, Miles appointed
    director
  15. 2021-08-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Miles Nixon
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 9, The Innovation Centre Conyngham Hall
Bond End
Knaresborough
HG5 9AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NIXON, Miles
secretary · appointed 2021-08-12
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Active
NIXON, Miles
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-08-12
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Active

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-10