AINSCOUGH STRATEGIC LAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06347316 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-20
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£2.1m£4.2m£6.3m£8.4m£10mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£10.08M
Current assets—£10.45M
Cash—£4.90M
Debtors—£521.4k
Net assets—£10.08M
Average employees5—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-05-17
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  4. 2023-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-24
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  8. 2021-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-04-10
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-10
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-09-02
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    O' REILLY, David John appointed
    director
  13. 2019-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-28
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  15. 2018-07-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2018-05-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-05-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-03-13
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    MARTIN, Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2017-02-13
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    CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2017-02-06
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    WATSON, David Philip Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2017-01-24
    ➖
    CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas resigned
    secretary
  23. 2014-01-02
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    BROOKS, John Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2013-10-09
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    AINSCOUGH, Anthony Robert resigned
    director
  25. 2013-05-28
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    AINSCOUGH, Rachael Eva appointed
    director
  26. 2011-07-01
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    MCGURK, Nigel Mark resigned
    director
  27. 2010-08-12
    ➕
    MARTIN, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2009-08-27
    ➕
    AINSCOUGH, Anthony Robert appointed
    director
  29. 2009-06-10
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Nigel Francis resigned
    director
  30. 2007-12-05
    ➕
    AINSCOUGH, Martin appointed
    director
  31. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas appointed
    secretary
  32. 2007-12-04
    ➖
    HAMMONDS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas appointed
    director
  34. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Nigel Francis appointed
    director
  35. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    MCGURK, Nigel Mark appointed
    director
  36. 2007-12-04
    ➖
    HAMMONDS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  37. 2007-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AINSCOUGH STRATEGIC LAND LIMITED
  38. 2007-08-20
    ➕
    HAMMONDS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 2007-08-20
    ➕
    HAMMONDS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

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
  • -5 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 Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ainscough Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AINSCOUGH STRATEGIC LAND LIMITED
This company · 06347316

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ainscough Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Rachael Ainscough Holdings Limitedceased 27/09/2017· 50-75% shares
  • Rachael Ainscough Holdings Limitedceased 27/09/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

21 Hope Carr Road
Leigh
Lancashire
WN7 3ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

AINSCOUGH, Martin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AINSCOUGH, Rachael Eva→
director · ~33y · appointed 2013-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKS, John Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O' REILLY, David John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, David Philip Richard→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2017-01-24
Resigned
HAMMONDS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-20 · resigned 2007-12-04
Resigned
AINSCOUGH, Anthony Robert→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2013-10-09
Resigned
CONNELLY, Stephen Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2017-02-13
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Nigel Francis→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2009-06-10
Resigned
MARTIN, Paul→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-08-12 · resigned 2018-03-13
Resigned
MCGURK, Nigel Mark→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
HAMMONDS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-20 · resigned 2007-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18