ASL NEW CLEE LIMITED

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14546374 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-17
    LARKIN, Fiona resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-11-14
    LARKIN, Fiona appointed
    director
  8. 2022-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASL NEW CLEE LIMITED
  9. 2022-12-16
    CLARKE, Stephen Matthew appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Aquacultured Seafood Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aquacultured Seafood Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ASL NEW CLEE LIMITED
This company · 14546374

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aquacultured Seafood Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2022

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
Incorporated2022-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

90 Jermyn Street
London
SW1Y 6JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CLARKE, Stephen Matthew
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-12-16
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Active
LARKIN, Fiona
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-11-14 · resigned 2026-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-16