34ASHBURN LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.35M | £3.56M |
| Current assets | £6.8k | £19.9k |
| Cash | £2.3k | £15.4k |
| Debtors | £4.5k | £4.5k |
| Net assets | £-553.9k | £-339.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Standard Chartered Bank, Jersey Branch
- 2023-03-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Standard Chartered Bank
- 2022-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 34ASHBURN LTD
- 2022-12-02➕ZUBAIRU, Samaila Dalhat appointeddirector
- 2022-12-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Samaila Dalhat Zubairu Individual · Nigerian · DOB 02/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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 →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.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Standard Chartered Bank, Jersey Branch | A registered charge | — | 07/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Standard Chartered Bank | A registered charge | 3 properties | 28/02/2023 | — |