A.S.M INDEPENDENT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15645288 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-14
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£107.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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)Positive net assets
Net assets £107,052
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£107k
Current Assets
£126k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £107.1k |
| Current assets | £125.6k |
| Net assets | £107.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A.S.M INDEPENDENT LTD
- 2024-04-14➕CORKER, Samuel James appointeddirector
- 2024-04-14➕GOOD, Michael Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2024-04-14➕HOBSON, Andrew Graham appointeddirector
- 2024-04-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Graham Hobson Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/04/2024 |
Samuel James Corker Individual · British · DOB 11/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/04/2024 |
Michael Jonathan Good Individual · British · DOB 06/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/04/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 7 Millennia Park Industrial Estate
Thornes Road
Wakefield
WF2 8PW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CORKER, Samuel James→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-04-14
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GOOD, Michael Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-04-14
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HOBSON, Andrew Graham→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-04-14
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-14