ASHELFORD TOMS LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC305493 · llp · incorporated 2003-09-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-11-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-20
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  6. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-24
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2018-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  19. 2018-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-11-27
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2016-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-11-19
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  25. 2015-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2015-03-11
    ➕
    TOMS, Cyrus Jeremy appointed
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2015-03-11
    ➖
    TOMS, Graham Allen resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2003-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHELFORD TOMS LLP
  29. 2003-09-12
    ➕
    TOMS, Stephen Nathaniel appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2003-09-12
    ➕
    TOMS, Graham Allen appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Nathaniel Toms
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2003-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

87 Whitchurch Road
Cardiff
CF14 3JP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TOMS, Cyrus Jeremy→
llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2015-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOMS, Stephen Nathaniel→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2003-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOMS, Graham Allen→
llp-designated-member · ~89y · appointed 2003-09-12 · resigned 2015-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-11-13