ASHLEYBANK INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC047360 · ltd · incorporated 1970-03-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£68.16M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,164,982

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17m
Net Worth
£68m
Current Assets
£17m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Total assets£69.46M
Current assets£16.92M
Cash£16.77M
Debtors£154.9k
Net assets£68.16M

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-16
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  3. 2025-09-01
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  4. 2024-08-01
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  5. 2024-02-28
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-02-20
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    STEVENSON, Karen Spencer appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-26
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  9. 2021-09-27
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  10. 2020-09-24
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  11. 2019-09-26
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  12. 2018-11-26
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-11-12
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    STEVENSON, James Neil resigned
    director
  14. 2018-10-03
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  15. 2017-10-04
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  16. 2016-10-05
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  17. 2016-01-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-12-20
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    NEEDHAM, Douglas Wilson resigned
    director
  19. 2012-07-25
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    HILDITCH, John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-07-25
    ➖
    NEEDHAM, Douglas Wilson resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-04-13
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    AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard resigned
    director
  22. 2001-10-08
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    STEVENSON, David Deas appointed
    director
  23. 2001-06-26
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    STEVENSON, David Deas resigned
    director
  24. 1999-07-12
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    FERRIE, David Francis resigned
    secretary
  25. 1999-07-12
    ➕
    NEEDHAM, Douglas Wilson appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-06-01
    ➕
    NEEDHAM, Douglas Wilson appointed
    director
  27. 1998-05-06
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Andrew Alan appointed
    director
  28. 1996-10-31
    ➖
    LALL, Vikram resigned
    director
  29. 1996-05-31
    ➖
    AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard resigned
    secretary
  30. 1996-05-31
    ➕
    FERRIE, David Francis appointed
    secretary
  31. 1995-02-21
    ➕
    LALL, Vikram appointed
    director
  32. 1992-11-21
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Andrew resigned
    director
  33. 1990-01-31
    ➖
    STEWART, Alexander Gordon resigned
    director
  34. 1970-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHLEYBANK INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 David Deas Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1941 · age 85
——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
Typeltd
Incorporated1970-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Ashley Bank House
Langholm
Dumfriesshire
DG13 0AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

HILDITCH, John→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENSON, Andrew Alan→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-05-06
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Active
STEVENSON, David Deas→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-10-08
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Active
STEVENSON, Karen Spencer→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-02-20
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Active
AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard→
secretary · resigned 1996-05-31
Resigned
FERRIE, David Francis→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-31 · resigned 1999-07-12
Resigned
NEEDHAM, Douglas Wilson→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-12 · resigned 2012-07-25
Resigned
AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard→
director · ~90y · resigned 2007-04-13
Resigned
LALL, Vikram→
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-02-21 · resigned 1996-10-31
Resigned
NEEDHAM, Douglas Wilson→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2014-12-20
Resigned
STEVENSON, Andrew→
director · ~120y · resigned 1992-11-21
Resigned
STEVENSON, David Deas→
director · ~85y · resigned 2001-06-26
Resigned
STEVENSON, James Neil→
director · ~81y · resigned 2018-11-12
Resigned
STEWART, Alexander Gordon→
director · resigned 1990-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-09-24