AINSLEY SIGNS (CORPORATE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05148986 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-09

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20301

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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accounts · AAMD
2026-03-25
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accounts · AA
2025-09-17
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BROADHEAD, Dale Edward Christian appointed
director
2025-09-17
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officers · AP01
2025-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-06-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-10
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KNIGHT, Thomas appointed
director
2020-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-11-22
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AINSLEY, Stuart resigned
director
2016-09-01
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AINSLEY, Joshua appointed
director
2004-06-09
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Company incorporated
As AINSLEY SIGNS (CORPORATE) LIMITED
2004-06-09
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AINSLEY, Ian appointed
secretary
2004-06-09
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AINSLEY, Ian appointed
director
2004-06-09
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AINSLEY, Stuart appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AINSLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Ainsley Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ainsley Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AINSLEY SIGNS (CORPORATE) LIMITED

This company · 05148986

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
Ainsley Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/03/2022

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Joshua Ainsleyceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Ian Ainsleyceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Stuart Ainsleyceased 22/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2004-06-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC20301 — SIC 20301

Registered office

Unit 2 John Lee Fold

Middleton

Manchester

M24 2LR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-09

Last: 2026-03-26