ASHTON GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

14230098 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-12

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (16 active, 16 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

16 active PSC(s) of 16 total, 16 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

19 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	1600	1600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-04-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-07
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-25
📄
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-25
📄
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-20
📄
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-20
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-14
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-14
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-23
📄
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-23
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-12
🏢
Company incorporated
As ASHTON GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Bridget Evelyn appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Hannah Mary appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Jacob Bryan appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, James Henry appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, John Patrick appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Joseph appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Lorraine appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Marie Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Nathanael appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Nicola appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Rowena appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Ruby appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Rufus George appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Samuel appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Thomas appointed
director
2022-07-12
➕
DIFFEY, Victoria Louisa appointed
director
2022-07-12
📄
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-16 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DIFFEY, Hannah Mary (same surname) appointed 2022-07-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

16 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
James Henry Diffey Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	12/07/2022
Bridget Evelyn Diffey Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	12/07/2022
Mr Nathanael Diffey Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Mrs Marie Elizabeth Diffey Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Samuel Diffey Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Mr Thomas Diffey Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Ruby Diffey Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Mrs Lorraine Diffey Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Joseph Diffey Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Hannah Mary Diffey Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Mr Jacob Bryan Diffey Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Mrs Victoria Louisa Diffey Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Mr John Patrick Diffey Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Mrs Nicola Diffey Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Rufus George Diffey Individual · British · DOB 03/1993 · age 33	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022
Mrs Rowena Diffey Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · SP postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
A WORLD OF PINE LIMITED→ 03144964 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	30y	—	—
ALUM COURT LIMITED→ 00585513 · est 1957 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	68y	—	—
APSHAM GRANGE (TOPSHAM) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 13758278 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
AQUITAINE HOUSE (MANAGEMENT) COMPANY LIMITED→ 01687666 · est 1982 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	43y	—	—
ARLINGTON HOUSE (22 BOURNE AV.) LIMITED→ 04572737 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
ASHBURN COURT RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED→ 04606231 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
ASHLEY BROOK LIMITED→ 07823171 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
ASHMORE (DORSET) MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03088508 · est 1995 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	30y	—	—
AURORA (PORTISHEAD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 08221385 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
AVON PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06224570 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
AVONMEAD COURT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 01560417 · est 1981 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	44y	—	—
AYTHORPE RODING RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 09550030 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-07-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

14 Edison Road

Churchfields Industrial Estate

Salisbury

Wiltshire

SP2 7NU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-08

Last: 2025-11-24