ASHLEY APARTMENTS (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-22➕MCVEIGH, Patrick James appointeddirector
- 2026-01-01➖KING, Donald Joseph resigneddirector
- 2025-05-29➖PILLAR BLOCK MANAGEMENT resignedcorporate-director
- 2025-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-01➕PILLAR BLOCK MANAGEMENT appointedcorporate-director
- 2022-12-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHLEY APARTMENTS (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED
- 2015-05-06➕KING, Donald Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KING, Donald Joseph resigned 2026-01-01; PILLAR BLOCK MANAGEMENT resigned 2025-05-29
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