AINSCOUGH INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06306316 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-09

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

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Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	—	£3.84M
Current assets	—	£1.80M
Cash	—	£1.60M
Net assets	—	£3.84M
Average employees	6	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-06-17
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2022-05-26
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2021-06-24
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2019-01-02
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AINSCOUGH, Andrew John appointed
director
2019-01-02
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AINSCOUGH, Christopher Gerald appointed
director
2019-01-02
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AINSCOUGH, Matthew Martin appointed
director
2019-01-02
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HITCHEN, Danielle Louise appointed
director
2017-02-24
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CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas resigned
director
2017-02-06
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WATSON, David Philip Richard appointed
director
2017-01-24
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CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas resigned
secretary
2017-01-01
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AINSCOUGH, Rachael Eva appointed
director
2009-06-10
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CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas appointed
secretary
2009-06-10
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HITCHEN, Jeffrey William resigned
director
2009-06-09
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HITCHEN, Jeffrey William resigned
secretary
2007-11-16
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AINSCOUGH, Martin appointed
director
2007-11-16
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CHEERS, David Andrew resigned
secretary
2007-11-16
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HITCHEN, Jeffrey William appointed
secretary
2007-11-16
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2007-11-16
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CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas appointed
director
2007-11-16
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HITCHEN, Jeffrey William appointed
director
2007-11-16
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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2007-07-09
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Company incorporated
As AINSCOUGH INVESTMENTS LIMITED
2007-07-09
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CHEERS, David Andrew appointed
secretary
2007-07-09
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2007-07-09
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AINSCOUGH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+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

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ainscough Group Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Ainscough Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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AINSCOUGH INVESTMENTS LIMITED

This company · 06306316

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ainscough Group Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	28/02/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Martin Ainscoughceased 28/02/2018· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2007-07-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Oakland House 21 Hope Carr Road

Leigh

Wigan

WN7 3ET

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-23

Last: 2025-07-09