12 ASHCROFT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14082507 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-05-03
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 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
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,110
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,340 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£201
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 272% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£1k£4£1k£2k£3kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£715
Current assets£3.2k£2.0k
Cash£201
Debtors£3.0k
Net assets£-2.1k£1.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-05-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12 ASHCROFT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  7. 2022-05-03
    ARBUTHNOTT, Nicholas Octavius appointed
    director
  8. 2022-05-03
    ARBUTHNOTT PROPERTY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  9. 2022-05-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Nicholas Octavius Arbuthnott
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control03/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

1 Long Street
Tetbury
Gloucestershire
GL8 8AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ARBUTHNOTT, Nicholas Octavius
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-05-03
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Active
ARBUTHNOTT PROPERTY LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2022-05-03
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-03