ASHCOURT INVESTMENTS
🌿Early-stageactive
13973663 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2022-03-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.2y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2022-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank Julius Baer & Co. LTD
- 2022-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHCOURT INVESTMENTS
- 2022-03-14➕SMAILES, Hayley appointeddirector
- 2022-03-14➕SMAILES, Nigel Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-03-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hayley Smailes Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/03/2022 |
Matthew James Smailes Individual · British · DOB 07/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/03/2022 |
Mr Nigel Andrew Smailes Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2022-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Ashley Court
Cuddington
Malpas
Cheshire
SY14 7AJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SMAILES, Hayley→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-03-14
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SMAILES, Nigel Andrew→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bank Julius Baer & Co. Bank Julius Baer & Co. LTD | A registered charge | — | 05/05/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (7 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-14