ASHFIELD ALLIED LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC474197 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-02

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.1y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	4	400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-02
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-08-29
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accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-05
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accounts · AA
2024-03-12
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mortgage · MR01
2024-03-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: City Property Glasgow (Investments) LLP
2023-06-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-15
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accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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accounts · AA
2022-08-15
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FACENNA, Gerald Carlo appointed
director
2022-08-15
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officers · AP01
2021-08-31
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accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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accounts · AA
2020-05-16
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officers · AP03
2020-05-16
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officers · TM02
2020-05-16
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officers · AP01
2020-05-16
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officers · AP01
2020-05-05
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FACENNA, Peter Ewen appointed
secretary
2020-05-05
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FACENNA, David John appointed
director
2020-05-05
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FACENNA, Peter Ewen appointed
director
2020-05-05
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PATERSON, Iain Angus resigned
secretary
2020-03-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-10
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officers · TM01
2020-03-06
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FACENNA, Michael Angelo resigned
director
2015-03-04
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PATERSON, Iain Angus appointed
secretary
2014-04-02
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Company incorporated
As ASHFIELD ALLIED LIMITED
2014-04-02
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FACENNA, Geraldo appointed
director
2014-04-02
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FACENNA, Michael Angelo appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FACENNA, Gerald Carlo (same surname) appointed 2022-08-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Geraldo Facenna Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Michael Facennaceased 06/03/2020· 25-50% shares

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-04-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

230 Balmore Road

Glasgow

G22 6LJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-16

Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

FACENNA, Peter Ewen→

secretary · appointed 2020-05-05

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Active

FACENNA, David John→

director · ~49y · appointed 2020-05-05

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Active

FACENNA, Gerald Carlo→

director · ~51y · appointed 2022-08-15

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Active

FACENNA, Geraldo→

director · ~74y · appointed 2014-04-02

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Active

FACENNA, Peter Ewen→

director · ~47y · appointed 2020-05-05

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Active

PATERSON, Iain Angus→

secretary · appointed 2015-03-04 · resigned 2020-05-05

Resigned

FACENNA, Michael Angelo→

director · ~79y · appointed 2014-04-02 · resigned 2020-03-06

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	City Property Glasgow (Investments) City Property Glasgow (Investments) LLP	A registered charge	1 property	08/03/2024	—

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-02

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-04-02

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-04-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-02

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-03-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-06-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-31

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

officers · AP01

2022-08-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-04