ASHTON BUSINESS & PROPERTY LIMITED
- 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~5.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.9k | £4.0k |
| Current assets | £3.9k | £8.5k |
| Cash | £359 | — |
| Debtors | £3.5k | — |
| Net assets | £3.9k | £4.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-12-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Think Property Trustee LTD (Security Trustee)
- 2021-05-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Think Property Trustee LTD (Security Trustee)
- 2020-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHTON BUSINESS & PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2018-11-29➕MCLACHLAN, Morag appointeddirector
- 2018-11-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Morag Mclachlan Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 29/11/2018 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/07/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Think Property Trustee (Security Trustee) Think Property Trustee LTD (Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2021 | 08/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Think Property Trustee (Security Trustee) Think Property Trustee LTD (Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 13/05/2021 | 21/12/2022 |