ASHTON HOUSE LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC353607 · llp · incorporated 2010-03-25
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
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2018-11-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2018-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-09-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2018-08-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bandeman Limited
- 2018-03-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2017-08-22📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2017-08-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2017-08-21➕COHEN, James Randle appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-08-21➖MACARTHUR, Gary John resignedllp-designated-member
- 2017-04-21📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2012-08-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2012-08-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2010-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHTON HOUSE LLP
- 2010-03-25➕COHEN, David Geoffrey appointedllp-designated-member
- 2010-03-25➕MACARTHUR, Gary John 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
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Geoffrey Cohen Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gary John Mcathurceased 21/08/2017· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2010-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Alex House 260/8
Chapel Street
Salford
Manchester
M3 5JZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COHEN, David Geoffrey→
Activellp-designated-member · ~68y · appointed 2010-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COHEN, James Randle→
Activellp-designated-member · ~38y · appointed 2017-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACARTHUR, Gary John→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2017-08-21
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bandeman Bandeman Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/08/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 31/08/2012 | 05/11/2018 | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 31/08/2012 | 05/11/2018 |
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-04-01