ASHFORD PRISON SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04334199 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-04

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

84230SIC 84230

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.3y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

46 officers (5 active, 46 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

36 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

188 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand

2025-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-25
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CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair resigned
director
2024-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
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TEMPLETON, Matthew appointed
director
2022-06-30
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FIELD, Christopher Richard resigned
director
2022-04-22
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-04-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-23
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RESOLIS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-02-23
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RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. resigned
secretary
2022-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-02-09
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-19
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TEMPLETON, Matthew resigned
director
2021-04-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-02
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CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair appointed
director
2019-02-22
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CHRISTIE, Rory William resigned
director
2019-02-22
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TEMPLETON, Matthew appointed
director
2018-08-30
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COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. appointed
director
2018-08-30
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LAKER, Gary John resigned
director
2018-08-13
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RENHARD, Ian Michael resigned
director
2018-02-14
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RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. appointed
secretary
2017-11-30
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PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon resigned
secretary
2017-10-01
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CARTER, Stuart Anthony appointed
director
2017-10-01
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CARTER, Stuart Anthony resigned
director
2017-10-01
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LAKER, Gary John appointed
director
2017-10-01
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LEECH, Anthony Leonard resigned
director
2016-04-12
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HARRIS, John David resigned
director
2015-12-07
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KEEN, Richard resigned
secretary
2015-12-07
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PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon appointed
secretary
2015-11-01
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GORDON, John Stephen appointed
director
2015-11-01
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CHRISTIE, Rory William appointed
director
2015-10-30
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RAY, Alistair Graham resigned
director
2014-09-04
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KEEN, Richard appointed
secretary
2014-09-04
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ROBERTS, Wendy Lisa resigned
secretary
2014-05-29
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CARTER, Stuart Anthony appointed
director
2014-05-29
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COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. resigned
director
2013-08-29
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CARTER, Stuart Anthony resigned
director
2013-01-30
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EXFORD, Colin Michael resigned
director
2013-01-30
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HARRIS, John David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 108 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Dalmore Capital (Para 2) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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Pfi Custodial (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ASHFORD PRISON SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 04334199

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dalmore Capital (Para 2) Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Pfi Custodial (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-12-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Park Row

Leeds

LS1 5AB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (5 active · 41 resigned)

RESOLIS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-02-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CARTER, Stuart Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 2017-10-01

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Active

COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr.→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-08-30

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Active

GORDON, John Stephen→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-01

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Active

TEMPLETON, Matthew→

director · ~53y · appointed 2022-06-30

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Active

BRADBURY, Trevor→

secretary · appointed 2002-01-02 · resigned 2003-03-18

Resigned

KEEN, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2014-09-04 · resigned 2015-12-07

Resigned

LEWIS, Martin→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2006-07-21

Resigned

PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon→

secretary · appointed 2015-12-07 · resigned 2017-11-30

Resigned

RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs.→

secretary · appointed 2018-02-14 · resigned 2022-02-23

Resigned

ROBERTS, Wendy Lisa→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-10 · resigned 2014-09-04

Resigned

SMERDON, Leigh→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2007-08-10

Resigned

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2002-01-02

Resigned

ANDREW, Philip Richard→

director · ~55y · appointed 2009-02-26 · resigned 2011-08-25

Resigned

BARTLETT, Robert Ian→

director · ~57y · appointed 2002-04-23 · resigned 2009-02-02

Resigned

BRADBURY, Trevor→

director · ~69y · appointed 2002-01-02 · resigned 2002-04-23

Resigned

CARTER, Stuart Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2017-10-01

Resigned

CARTER, Stuart Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2013-08-29

Resigned

CHRISTIE, Rory William→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2019-02-22

Resigned

COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr.→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-11-16 · resigned 2014-05-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge and share charge	1 property	20/12/2002	—

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Recent filings (188 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2025-10-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-11-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2023-10-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2023-04-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-07-11

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-07-11

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2022-04-22

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-04-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2022-02-14