AIS INSULATION SUPPLIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05073733 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-15
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 18.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-31➖MONRO, Richard Charles resigneddirector
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-31➕WATKINS, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➖DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur resignedsecretary
- 2021-03-31➖DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur resigneddirector
- 2021-01-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-18➕DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur appointedsecretary
- 2019-10-18➖MONRO, Richard Charles resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-18➕DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur appointeddirector
- 2019-10-18➖MONRO, Richard Charles resigneddirector
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-03➖ELSEY, Paul Edward resigneddirector
- 2017-04-19➖HEPWORTH, John Charles resigneddirector
- 2015-09-07➖CHAPMAN, James resignedsecretary
- 2015-09-07➕MONRO, Richard Charles appointedsecretary
- 2015-09-07➕MONRO, Richard Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-08-17➕MONRO, Richard Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-08-13🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2015-08-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2015-07-31➕JACKSON, Ian appointeddirector
- 2015-07-31➕HEPWORTH, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-06-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-01-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2012-12-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2012-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-08-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited
- 2009-08-04➕CHAPMAN, James appointedsecretary
- 2009-08-04➖ELSEY, Gina resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2004-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AIS INSULATION SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2004-03-15➕ELSEY, Gina appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-15➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-15➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-15➕ELSEY, Paul Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Sig Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sig Trading Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AIS INSULATION SUPPLIES LIMITED
This company · 05073733
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sig Trading Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Adsetts House 16 Europa View
Sheffield Business Park
Sheffield
S9 1XH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)
JACKSON, Ian→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATKINS, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAPMAN, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-08-04 · resigned 2015-09-07
DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-10-18 · resigned 2021-03-31
ELSEY, Gina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2009-08-04
MONRO, Richard Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-07 · resigned 2019-10-18
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2004-03-15
DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-10-18 · resigned 2021-03-31
ELSEY, Paul Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2017-08-03
HEPWORTH, John Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-07-31 · resigned 2017-04-19
MONRO, Richard Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-09-07 · resigned 2019-10-18
MONRO, Richard Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-17 · resigned 2022-08-31
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 03/01/2013 | 13/08/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 06/12/2012 | 13/08/2015 | |
| satisfied | Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 28/08/2009 | 23/06/2015 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 19/02/2008 | 28/11/2012 |
Recent filings (94 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-06