ASHFORD BUSINESS SCHOOL LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC392901 · llp · incorporated 2014-04-29
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£635£1k£2k£3k£3kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Current assets—£3.2k
Cash—£3.2k
Average employees0—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-02
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2022-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2020-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-24
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2019-04-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2018-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2017-02-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-05-03
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  22. 2016-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-05-27
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  24. 2014-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHFORD BUSINESS SCHOOL LLP
  25. 2014-04-29
    ➕
    HUME, Clair Dorothy appointed
    llp-designated-member
  26. 2014-04-29
    ➕
    HUME, Nicholas Mark appointed
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2014-04-29
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

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 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-12

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Mark Hume
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016
Mrs Clair Dorothy Hume
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

19 North Street
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HUME, Clair Dorothy→
llp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2014-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUME, Nicholas Mark→
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-04-30