ASTON VASEY LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC310174 · llp · incorporated 2004-11-24
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
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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

1 live charge · oldest 20.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
57 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

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 employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-03-26
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership
    dissolution · LLDS01
  3. 2025-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-28
    📍
    change-sail-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD02
  9. 2023-11-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2022-11-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  13. 2021-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2020-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2018-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-12-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2017-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-12-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2016-07-07
    📍
    change-sail-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-new-address
    address · LLAD02
  26. 2005-07-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  27. 2004-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASTON VASEY LLP
  28. 2004-11-24
    ➕
    ASTON, Adrian Roger appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2004-11-24
    ➕
    ASTON, Michael appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 21 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 Adrian Roger Aston
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2004-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

58 Kidderminster Road
Hagley
Stourbridge
DY9 0QD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ASTON, Adrian Roger→
llp-designated-member · ~71y · appointed 2004-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTON, Michael→
llp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2004-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Legal mortgage1 property20/07/2005—
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Recent filings (57 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership
dissolution · LLDS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
change-sail-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD02
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-12-05
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16