ASCEND INNOVATIONS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15410525 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-14
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£-886
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £886

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£886
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-31
Total assets£-886
Current assets£1.2k
Net assets£-886

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

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1 signal 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
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-01-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASCEND INNOVATIONS LTD
  11. 2024-01-14
    LOMBERG, Jared David appointed
    director
  12. 2024-01-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Jared David Lomberg
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/01/2024

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
Incorporated2024-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

69 Knox Avenue
Harrogate
HG1 3JB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LOMBERG, Jared David
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-01-14
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Recent filings (12 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company
address · AD01
2024-01-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-14