ASHDOWN HURREY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Executive summary
Ashdown Hurrey (Holdings) Limited is a non-trading holding vehicle for a regional accountancy practice (Ashdown Hurrey LLP) that exhibits clear signs of mature-phase capital extraction rather than growth. The 66% decline in shareholders' funds over eight years (from £1.84 million to £616 thousand), combined with the company's dissolved status, suggests the holding structure is being wound down — likely reflecting partner retirements and succession events at the underlying practice. While the clean balance sheet and ongoing LLP investment indicate the practice itself continues to operate, the holding company's trajectory is one of managed decline rather than strategic accumulation, a pattern increasingly common among independent regional accountancy firms facing sector consolidation pressures.
Shareholders' funds
£615,814
Balance sheet as at 2023-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1993-11-19
- Dissolved
- 2026-08-08
- Registered office
- 1 Radian Court, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 8PJ
- Postcode
- MK5 8PJ
- Capital
- 88 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2023-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-01-04
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74990 Non-trading company
Officers 5 current · 13 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- ashdownhurrey.co.uk
- Phone
- 01424 720222, 01424 730300, 01424 739234
ICAEW-qualified accountants in Hastings TN34, Bexhill and Battle. Ashdown Hurrey serves East Sussex businesses and individuals. Established since the 1980s.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SCHEME BROKERAGE LTD | 1997-08-22 |
| GARAGEBASIC TRADING LIMITED | 1994-01-24 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ASHDOWN HOUSE, 2 EVERSFIELD ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX BN21 2AS | 2006-01-30 |
| 28 WILTON ROAD, BEXHILL ON SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1EZ | 1997-06-29 |
| 28 WILTON ROAD, BEXHILL ON SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1EZ | 1994-01-15 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6UB | 1993-12-23 |
The class of 1993
34%
of the 1,318 companies in this sector incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 65% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.