ASHTON MANOR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI038337 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-10
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-01
    ➖
    MAGUIRE, Joanne resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-03-12
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-15
    ➕
    MAGUIRE, Joanne appointed
    director
  18. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    TLT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2015-01-01
    ➖
    FINLAY, Mark James resigned
    director
  20. 2014-05-19
    ➖
    LYLE-TOAL, Trevor Joshua resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    LYLE-TOAL, Trevor Joshua appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-02-28
    ➖
    GALLOWAY, Maurice James resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-05-10
    ➕
    GALLOWAY, Maurice James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-05-10
    ➖
    SPENCE, Kerry resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    CALDWELL, Chris appointed
    director
  26. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    SPENCE, Kerry appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    FINLAY, Mark James appointed
    director
  28. 2004-12-01
    ➖
    O'NEILL, Desmond Richard resigned
    director
  29. 2004-12-01
    ➖
    O'NEILL, Patrick Martin resigned
    director
  30. 2000-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHTON MANOR LIMITED
  31. 2000-04-10
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Desmond Richard appointed
    director
  32. 2000-04-10
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Patrick Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-04-10
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

328 Woodstock Road
Belfast
BT6 9DP
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

TLT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALDWELL, Chris→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLOWAY, Maurice James→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-10 · resigned 2010-02-28
Resigned
LYLE-TOAL, Trevor Joshua→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2014-05-19
Resigned
SPENCE, Kerry→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2009-05-10
Resigned
FINLAY, Mark James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
MAGUIRE, Joanne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-04-15 · resigned 2026-02-01
Resigned
O'NEILL, Desmond Richard→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-04-10 · resigned 2004-12-01
Resigned
O'NEILL, Patrick Martin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-04-10 · resigned 2004-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-02
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28