ASHTON ACS & TAX LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14221409 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-07
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£99.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £99,150
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£99k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £99.2k | £97.2k |
| Current assets | £49.0k | £43.6k |
| Net assets | £99.2k | £97.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-03➕ASHTON, Janet Anslow appointeddirector
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHTON ACS & TAX LIMITED
- 2022-07-07➕ASHTON, Malcolm Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2022-07-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "ASHTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 Malcolm Geoffrey Ashton Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/07/2022 |
Mrs Janet Ashton Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
42 Salisbury Avenue
Lytham St. Annes
FY8 3FS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ASHTON, Janet Anslow→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2026-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHTON, Malcolm Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-07-07
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Recent filings (9 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-07