ASHGROVE LODGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI640554 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-01
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£29
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £29

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£29
~ YoY
Current Assets
£664
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£133£266£398£531£664Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£413£257
Current assets£664£508
Net assets£29£29

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-24
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  3. 2023-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-10
    MCCANDLESS, Ross James appointed
    director
  9. 2020-02-10
    KELLY, Martin resigned
    director
  10. 2020-02-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  11. 2020-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-02-10
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-02-10
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-02-10
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    address · AD01
  16. 2019-08-24
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-21
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2018-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-21
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  20. 2016-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHGROVE LODGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD
  21. 2016-09-01
    KELLY, Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-01
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Suite 1 Dunbarton Court 23-25 Dunbarton Street
Gilford
Craigavon
BT63 6HJ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCCANDLESS, Ross James
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-10
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Active
KELLY, Martin
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2020-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2020-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-10