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Company Number

00748676

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Non-specialised wholesale trade

Directors

Timothy Wills

Zoe Fearnley

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Shareholders

thomas a ashton ltd

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

the ashton building, cortonwood drive, barnsley, south yorkshire, S73 0UF

Website

www.ashtonseals.co.uk

ashton seals limited Estimated Valuation

£3m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ASHTON SEALS LIMITED at £3m based on a Turnover of £4.3m and 0.69x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Ashton Seals Limited is a live company located in barnsley, S73 0UF with a Companies House number of 00748676. It operates in the non-specialised wholesale trade sector, SIC Code 46900. Founded in January 1963, it's largest shareholder is thomas a ashton ltd with a 100% stake. Ashton Seals Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £4.3m with low growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Ashton Seals Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating3out of 5

2 Strong

4 Regular

6 Weak

Size

annual sales of £4.3m, make it smaller than the average company (£16.1m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 4%, show it is growing at a slower rate (6.3%)

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Ashton Seals Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £4.3 million and the company has net assets of £777.3 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Ashton Seals Limited has 22 employees and maintains cash reserves of £82.3 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	4,327,836	4,851,626	4,413,669	3,872,860	4,588,379	4,689,814	4,127,324	3,461,779	2,972,022	6,517,708	5,809,923	5,327,702	6,007,603	4,863,564	0
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	3,133,677	3,494,881	3,190,614	2,820,961	3,336,409	3,435,793	2,995,944	2,479,959	2,128,188	4,702,791	4,178,259	3,823,423	4,334,373	3,482,894	0
Gross Profit	1,194,159	1,356,745	1,223,054	1,051,899	1,251,970	1,254,021	1,131,381	981,820	843,834	1,814,916	1,631,664	1,504,279	1,673,230	1,380,669	0
Admin Expenses	899,293	1,104,416	927,783	999,668	1,131,373	1,133,040	967,743	859,775	668,294	1,600,664	1,605,729	1,434,932	1,552,417	1,200,095	58,917
Operating Profit	294,866	252,329	295,271	52,231	120,597	120,981	163,638	122,045	175,540	214,252	25,935	69,347	120,813	180,574	-58,917
Interest Payable	180,448	162,854	107,811	101,914	108,149	104,294	100,098	98,053	50,395	0	0	0	38,818	80,588	41,770
Interest Receivable	4,146	2,840	184	72	452	312	255	116	249	223	87	103	181	291	193
Pre-Tax Profit	118,564	92,315	187,643	-49,611	12,899	16,999	63,795	24,109	125,394	214,475	26,022	69,450	82,176	100,276	-100,493
Tax	-29,641	-17,540	-35,652	0	-2,451	-3,230	-12,121	-4,822	-25,079	-45,040	-5,985	-16,668	-21,366	-28,077	0
Profit After Tax	88,923	74,775	151,991	-49,611	10,448	13,769	51,674	19,287	100,315	169,435	20,037	52,782	60,810	72,199	-100,493
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	88,923	74,775	151,991	-49,611	10,448	13,769	51,674	19,287	100,315	169,435	20,037	52,782	60,810	72,199	-100,493
Employee Costs	978,418	879,490	917,994	789,556	1,046,912	1,060,283	972,564	881,570	788,888	740,226	705,517	630,373	688,951	612,290	0
Number Of Employees	22	21	23	21	28	29	27	25	23	22	21	19	21	19	0
EBITDA*	400,696	345,004	367,314	120,045	199,149	196,772	223,266	169,467	217,123	257,437	69,164	108,876	168,759	233,534	7,652

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	1,017,437	1,070,292	1,095,010	1,032,044	1,095,126	1,089,921	1,139,223	1,061,116	1,043,044	979,668	998,135	1,019,297	1,044,569	1,075,105	1,126,917
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	94,065	94,065	94,065	94,065	94,065	94,065	94,065
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	485,870	497,247	470,369	454,154	439,482	477,837	501,710	516,394	532,154	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	1,503,307	1,567,539	1,565,379	1,486,198	1,534,608	1,567,758	1,640,933	1,577,510	1,669,263	1,073,733	1,092,200	1,113,362	1,138,634	1,169,170	1,220,982
Stock & work in progress	602,154	624,223	393,031	429,595	466,555	455,921	348,647	309,180	255,594	268,367	335,654	349,008	450,056	291,894	221,608
Trade Debtors	617,057	779,873	770,545	641,986	646,246	675,162	638,940	503,174	400,431	1,238,435	1,015,639	931,219	1,016,676	861,620	699,432
Group Debtors	19,285	45,878	44,210	42,215	42,215	37,927	37,651	40,442	42,196	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	56,559	66,341	62,219	83,461	56,338	41,893	43,505	30,824	31,612	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash	82,255	75,669	86,592	60,482	83,754	36,673	46,631	55,298	37,614	61,869	27,132	7,684	33,335	38,981	77,343
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	1,377,310	1,591,984	1,356,597	1,257,739	1,295,108	1,247,576	1,115,374	938,918	767,447	1,568,671	1,378,425	1,287,911	1,500,067	1,192,495	998,383
total assets	2,880,617	3,159,523	2,921,976	2,743,937	2,829,716	2,815,334	2,756,307	2,516,428	2,436,710	2,642,404	2,470,625	2,401,273	2,638,701	2,361,665	2,219,365
Bank overdraft	520,545	720,988	593,805	560,683	529,609	561,824	470,503	397,147	253,988	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	318,611	539,119	336,894	331,169	438,396	471,001	409,322	294,805	215,429	1,425,584	1,319,368	1,165,086	1,397,666	1,122,718	959,759
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	93,967	0	0	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	133,900	122,620	146,790	149,735	170,827	174,691	215,280	129,640	114,417	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current liabilities	973,056	1,382,727	1,077,489	1,041,587	1,138,832	1,207,516	1,095,105	821,592	677,801	1,425,584	1,319,368	1,165,086	1,397,666	1,122,718	959,759
loans	974,493	991,938	1,121,777	1,173,701	1,077,459	1,035,533	1,022,343	1,189,932	1,296,622	0	0	0	0	1,194,411	1,285,223
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14,646	16,692	18,738	20,784	0	0
other liabilities	155,732	95,618	108,178	66,925	100,436	66,017	141,986	53,812	27,208	877,404	979,230	1,082,151	1,137,735	0	0
provisions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total long term liabilities	1,130,225	1,087,556	1,229,955	1,240,626	1,177,895	1,101,550	1,164,329	1,243,744	1,323,830	892,050	995,922	1,100,889	1,158,519	1,194,411	1,285,223
total liabilities	2,103,281	2,470,283	2,307,444	2,282,213	2,316,727	2,309,066	2,259,434	2,065,336	2,001,631	2,317,634	2,315,290	2,265,975	2,556,185	2,317,129	2,244,982
net assets	777,336	689,240	614,532	461,724	512,989	506,268	496,873	451,092	435,079	324,770	155,335	135,298	82,516	44,536	-25,617
total shareholders funds	777,336	689,240	614,532	461,724	512,989	506,268	496,873	451,092	435,079	324,770	155,335	135,298	82,516	44,536	-25,617

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	294,866	252,329	295,271	52,231	120,597	120,981	163,638	122,045	175,540	214,252	25,935	69,347	120,813	180,574	-58,917
Depreciation	105,830	92,675	72,043	67,814	78,552	75,791	59,628	47,422	41,583	43,185	43,229	39,529	47,946	52,960	62,569
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,000
Tax	-29,641	-17,540	-35,652	0	-2,451	-3,230	-12,121	-4,822	-25,079	-45,040	-5,985	-16,668	-21,366	-28,077	0
Stock	-22,069	231,192	-36,564	-36,960	10,634	107,274	39,467	53,586	-12,773	-67,287	-13,354	-101,048	158,162	70,286	221,608
Debtors	-210,568	41,996	125,527	37,535	-48,538	11,013	130,972	84,441	-232,042	222,796	84,420	-85,457	155,056	162,188	699,432
Creditors	-220,508	202,225	5,725	-107,227	-32,605	61,679	114,517	79,376	-1,210,155	106,216	154,282	-232,580	274,948	162,959	959,759
Accruals and Deferred Income	11,280	-24,170	-2,945	-21,092	-3,864	-40,589	85,640	15,223	99,771	-2,046	-2,046	-2,046	20,784	0	0
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash flow from operations	394,464	232,331	245,479	-8,849	198,133	96,345	240,863	121,217	-673,525	161,058	144,349	44,087	129,907	135,942	46,371
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-52,975	-67,957	-135,009	-4,732	-83,757	-26,489	-137,735	-65,494	-104,959	-24,718	-22,067	-14,257	-17,410	-1,148	-1,193,486
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-94,065	0	0	0	0	0	0	94,065
cash flow from investments	-52,975	-67,957	-135,009	-4,732	-83,757	-26,489	-137,735	28,571	-104,959	-24,718	-22,067	-14,257	-17,410	-1,148	-1,287,551
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-93,967	93,967	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	-17,445	-129,839	-51,924	96,242	41,926	13,190	-167,589	-106,690	1,296,622	0	0	0	-1,194,411	-90,812	1,285,223
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	60,114	-12,560	41,253	-33,511	34,419	-75,969	88,174	26,604	-850,196	-101,826	-102,921	-55,584	1,137,735	0	0
share issue	-827	-67	817	-1,654	-3,727	-4,374	-5,893	-3,274	9,994	0	0	0	-22,830	-2,046	74,876
interest	-176,302	-160,014	-107,627	-101,842	-107,697	-103,982	-99,843	-97,937	-50,146	223	87	103	-38,637	-80,297	-41,577
cash flow from financing	-134,460	-302,480	-117,481	-40,765	-35,079	-171,135	-185,151	-275,264	500,241	-101,603	-102,834	-55,481	-118,143	-173,155	1,318,522
cash and cash equivalents
cash	6,586	-10,923	26,110	-23,272	47,081	-9,958	-8,667	17,684	-24,255	34,737	19,448	-25,651	-5,646	-38,362	77,343
overdraft	-200,443	127,183	33,122	31,074	-32,215	91,321	73,356	143,159	253,988	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	207,029	-138,106	-7,012	-54,346	79,296	-101,279	-82,023	-125,475	-278,243	34,737	19,448	-25,651	-5,646	-38,362	77,343

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Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

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ASHTON SEALS LIMITED group structure

Ashton Seals Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

THOMAS A. ASHTON LIMITED

00560837

1 parent

ASHTON SEALS LIMITED

00748676

3 subsidiaries

ASHTON SEALS USA LIMITED

01422399

CLOUGH (CROYDON) LIMITED

00310122

BONDED SEALS LIMITED

06041633

ASHTON SEALS LIMITED Shareholders

thomas a ashton ltd

100%

Ashton Seals Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Timothy Wills (May 1992) and Ms Zoe Fearnley (Nov 2005).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Timothy Wills	England	67 years	May 1992	-	Director
Ms Zoe Fearnley	England	51 years	Nov 2005	-	Director
Mr Matthew Wood		49 years	Aug 2014	-	Director
Mr John Greathead		48 years	Aug 2014	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

4.3m

-11%

operating profit

294.9k

gross margin

27.6%

-1.33%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

777.3k

+0.13%

total assets

2.9m

-0.09%

cash

82.3k

+0.09%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

00748676

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade

incorporation date

January 1963

ultimate parent company

THOMAS A. ASHTON LIMITED

previous names

thomas a. ashton limited (January 1996)

address

the ashton building, cortonwood drive, barnsley, south yorkshire, S73 0UF

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