AINSWORTH HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06312262 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£839.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £839,091
Net assets shrinking
Down £694 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£839k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £839.1k | £839.8k |
| Net assets | £839.1k | £839.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-12-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2007-09-01➕AINSWORTH, Sinead Patricia Mary appointeddirector
- 2007-07-18➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AINSWORTH HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2007-07-13➕AINSWORTH, Sinead Patricia Mary appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-13➕AINSWORTH, Julius John appointeddirector
- 2007-07-13➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-07-13➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-07-13➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AINSWORTH" — 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sinead Patricia Mary Ainsworth Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/07/2022 |
Mr Julius John Ainsworth Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
South Belringham South Lane
Sutton Valence
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 3BD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
AINSWORTH, Sinead Patricia Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AINSWORTH, Julius John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2007-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AINSWORTH, Sinead Patricia Mary→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2007-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2007-07-18
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2007-07-13
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-27