ASHFORDS PARTNERSHIP LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC301950 · llp · incorporated 2002-04-10
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 19.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£117k
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£509k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Current assets | £508.5k |
| Cash | £116.6k |
| Debtors | £391.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2026-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-06📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-08-01📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-07-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-07📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-20📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-04-20📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2024-04-01➕SHAH, Maulesh Krishnakant appointedllp-designated-member
- 2024-03-31➖ARJAN, Ramesh resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2023-05-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-28📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2022-05-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-29📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2021-05-06📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-09-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHFORDS PARTNERSHIP LLP
- 2002-04-10➕SHAH, Ashok Mukundlal appointedllp-designated-member
- 2002-04-10➕ARJAN, Ramesh appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
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.)
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2002-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
114-116 Goodmayes Road
Goodmayes
Ilford
Essex
IG3 9UZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SHAH, Ashok Mukundlal→
Activellp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2002-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAH, Maulesh Krishnakant→
Activellp-designated-member · ~53y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARJAN, Ramesh→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2024-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/08/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/09/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-04-20
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-04-20
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27