ASHBORNE DEVELOPMENTS LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC861066 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 change-of-name
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-04-15➕SMITH, Allan Bruce Mackay appointeddirector
- 2026-04-15➖MOHAMED ASLAM, Umar resigneddirector
- 2026-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHBORNE DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2025-09-01➕RAZZAK, Syed Maaruf appointeddirector
- 2025-09-01➕MOHAMED ASLAM, Umar appointeddirector
- 2025-09-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-04-16: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Allan Bruce Mackay Smith Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/04/2026 |
Mr Syed Maaruf Razzak Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Umar Mohamed Aslamceased 15/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
1 St. Swithin Row
Aberdeen
AB10 6DL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
RAZZAK, Syed Maaruf→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Allan Bruce Mackay→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOHAMED ASLAM, Umar→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2025-09-01 · resigned 2026-04-15
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Recent filings (8 total)
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-01