BATHROOMS BY ASHLEY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC679479 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-01-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BATHROOMS BY ASHLEY LTD
  11. 2020-11-02
    MCGARVIE, Ashley Marion appointed
    director
  12. 2020-11-02
    MCGARVIE, Ross James appointed
    director
  13. 2020-11-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ashley Marion Mcgarvie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/11/2020
Mr Ross James Mcgarvie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/11/2020

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
Incorporated2020-11-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

33 33
Castle Rise
Wallyford
East Lothian
EH21 8ES
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCGARVIE, Ashley Marion
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-11-02
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Active
MCGARVIE, Ross James
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-11-02
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-02