LUCA ASCOT LTD

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14284576 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-08
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    SINGH, Raghav resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-07-13
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    SINGH, Raghav appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-07-07
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    PURI, Anna resigned
    director
  8. 2025-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-07-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-07-04
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    PURI, Subhash Chander, Dr appointed
    director
  13. 2025-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2025-05-13
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    KIRMAN, Russ resigned
    director
  16. 2025-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2025-04-22
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    KIRMAN, Russ resigned
    director
  18. 2025-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-12-05
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    KIRMAN, Russ appointed
    director
  20. 2024-12-05
    ➕
    KIRMAN, Russ appointed
    director
  21. 2024-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2024-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2024-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2024-11-07
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    KIRMAN, Russ resigned
    director
  26. 2024-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2024-04-25
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    PURI, Anna appointed
    director
  29. 2024-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2023-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  31. 2023-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  32. 2023-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  33. 2023-05-22
    ➖
    PURI, Tripta resigned
    director
  34. 2023-05-11
    ➕
    KIRMAN, Russ appointed
    director
  35. 2022-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As LUCA ASCOT LTD
  36. 2022-08-09
    ➕
    PURI, Tripta appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PURI, Anna resigned 2025-07-07; SINGH, Raghav resigned 2025-10-08

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Anna Puri
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/03/2023
Dr Subhash Chander Puri
Individual · British · DOB 10/1945 · age 81
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/08/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Tripta Puriceased 04/12/2025· 25-50% shares · board control
  • Ms Anna Puriceased 09/08/2022· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Luca Ascot Ltd
20-22 Wenlock Street
London
N1 7GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PURI, Subhash Chander, Dr→
director · ~81y · appointed 2025-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRMAN, Russ→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-12-05 · resigned 2025-05-13
Resigned
KIRMAN, Russ→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-12-05 · resigned 2025-04-22
Resigned
KIRMAN, Russ→
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-05-11 · resigned 2024-11-07
Resigned
PURI, Anna→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-04-25 · resigned 2025-07-07
Resigned
PURI, Tripta→
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-08-09 · resigned 2023-05-22
Resigned
SINGH, Raghav→
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-07-13 · resigned 2025-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-05