ASHBROOK EQUITIES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13790153 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,691
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£85k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.2k | — |
| Current assets | £85.3k | — |
| Cash | £2.2k | — |
| Debtors | £83.1k | — |
| Net assets | £3.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-05-09📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bcrs Ifw Gp Limited
- 2023-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHBROOK EQUITIES LTD
- 2021-12-08➕SHEPHERD, Oriana appointedsecretary
- 2021-12-08➕SHEPHERD, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2021-12-08➕SHEPHERD, Oriana appointeddirector
- 2021-12-08➕SHEPHERD, Paul Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-12-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 Paul Michael Shepherd Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/12/2021 |
Mrs Oriana Shepherd Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/12/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Ashbrook House
Ashwell
Caerleon
Gwent
NP18 1JH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
SHEPHERD, Oriana→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHEPHERD, Paul Michael→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bcrs Ifw Gp Bcrs Ifw Gp Limited | A registered charge | — | 26/04/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (15 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-05-19
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-08