ASHDOWN FARM LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC373228 · llp · incorporated 2012-03-09
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
£20.6k
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £20,620
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,476 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.2k | £70.8k |
| Current assets | £29.5k | £67.9k |
| Cash | £10.7k | £54.7k |
| Debtors | £9.9k | £3.8k |
| Net assets | £20.6k | £50.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH02
- 2025-05-06📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2025-05-06📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2025-03-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19➕WYLYE VALLEY CARAVAN STORAGE LTD appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2024-11-19➖POOLMAN, Bethany Kate resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-11-19➖POOLMAN, Charles Christopher James resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-11-19📄appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP02
- 2024-11-19📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-11-19📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-04-05📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2024-04-05📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-04-01➕POOLMAN, Charles Christopher James appointedllp-designated-member
- 2024-03-31➖POOLMAN, Kiran Marie resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-03-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-01➕POOLMAN, Bethany Kate appointedllp-designated-member
- 2012-05-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHDOWN FARM LLP
- 2012-03-09➕POOLMAN, Jeremy Christopher Giles appointedllp-designated-member
- 2012-03-09➕POOLMAN, Kiran Marie 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jeremy Christopher Giles Poolman Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 3D PLY LIMITED→ 06842519 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 3DM GAMING LIMITED→ 15779627 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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🔒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
Incorporated2012-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
The Quillets 4 Netherhampton Road
Harnham
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 8HE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
POOLMAN, Jeremy Christopher Giles→
Activellp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2012-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WYLYE VALLEY CARAVAN STORAGE LTD→
Activecorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2024-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POOLMAN, Bethany Kate→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~30y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2024-11-19
POOLMAN, Charles Christopher James→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~29y · appointed 2024-04-01 · resigned 2024-11-19
POOLMAN, Kiran Marie→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2024-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/05/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2025-07-28
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-05-06
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP02
2024-11-19
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-11-19
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-11-19
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-04-05
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23