ASHLEY ENGINEERING (ACCRINGTON) LLP

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OC344733 · llp · incorporated 2009-04-07
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
62/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 57/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.8y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
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Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£87k£173k£260k£347k£433kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£32.0k
Current assets—£433.1k
Cash—£26.9k
Debtors—£366.3k
Average employees12—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  3. 2025-05-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-04-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  13. 2021-04-09
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  14. 2020-08-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-02
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  19. 2019-01-02
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  20. 2018-12-17
    ➖
    PICKERING, Andrea resigned
    llp-designated-member
  21. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-11-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  23. 2018-11-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  24. 2018-11-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
  25. 2018-11-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2018-04-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  27. 2017-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2017-04-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  29. 2016-03-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  30. 2016-02-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2014-08-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: David Rowbottom as Trustee of Ashley Engineering Ssas
  32. 2010-06-22
    ➕
    ROWBOTTOM, Bradley appointed
    llp-designated-member
  33. 2010-06-22
    ➕
    ASHLEY ENGINEERING (OSWALDTWISTLE) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  34. 2009-07-02
    ➖
    ROWBOTTOM, Carol Ann resigned
    llp-designated-member
  35. 2009-07-02
    ➖
    ROWBOTTOM, David Hartley resigned
    llp-designated-member
  36. 2009-07-01
    ➕
    ROWBOTTOM, Ashley David appointed
    llp-designated-member
  37. 2009-07-01
    ➕
    PICKERING, Andrea appointed
    llp-designated-member
  38. 2009-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHLEY ENGINEERING (ACCRINGTON) LLP
  39. 2009-04-07
    ➕
    ROWBOTTOM, Carol Ann appointed
    llp-designated-member
  40. 2009-04-07
    ➕
    ROWBOTTOM, David Hartley 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 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-21

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Ashley Engineering (Oswaldtwistle) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Ashley Engineering (Oswaldtwistle) Limited
Corporate parent
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ASHLEY ENGINEERING (ACCRINGTON) LLP
This company · OC344733

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashley David Rowbottom
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Bradley John Rowbottom
Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Ashley Engineering (Oswaldtwistle) Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Andrea Pickeringceased 17/12/2018· significant influence

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

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7 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
Incorporated2009-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Stonebridge Mill Stonebridge Lane
Oswaldtwistle
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 3HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-07

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ROWBOTTOM, Ashley David→
llp-designated-member · ~42y · appointed 2009-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWBOTTOM, Bradley→
llp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2010-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHLEY ENGINEERING (OSWALDTWISTLE) LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICKERING, Andrea→
llp-designated-member · ~53y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2018-12-17
Resigned
ROWBOTTOM, Carol Ann→
llp-designated-member · ~71y · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2009-07-02
Resigned
ROWBOTTOM, David Hartley→
llp-designated-member · ~78y · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2009-07-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Skipton Business Finance
Skipton Business Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property21/11/2018—
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property01/03/201621/11/2018
satisfied
David Rowbottom as Trustee of Ashley Engineering Ssas / Bradley Rowbottom as Trustee of Ashley Engineering Ssas / Ashley Rowbottom as Trustee of Ashley Engineering Ssas / Morgan Lloyd Trustees as Trustee of Ashley Engineering Ssas
David Rowbottom as Trustee of Ashley Engineering Ssas / Bradley Rowbottom as Trustee of Ashley Engineering Ssas / Ashley Rowbottom as Trustee of Ashley Engineering Ssas / Morgan Lloyd Trustees Limited as Trustee of Ashley Engineering Ssas
A registered charge9 properties29/08/201429/02/2016
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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2021-04-09
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-05-07