ASBESTOS IN HOMES LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ASBESTOS IN HOMES LIMITED
- 2010-10-18➕KAY, Benn Richard Edward appointeddirector
- 2010-10-18➕SCOFFIELD, Sam David, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sam Scoffield Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Benn Richard Edward Kay Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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