EAST COAST INSULATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07836953 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£225.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38220
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £224,951
Cash YoY
+355%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£66k
↑ 355% YoY
Net Worth
£225k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£319k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £285.9k | £258.3k |
| Current assets | £318.7k | £230.1k |
| Cash | £65.8k | £14.4k |
| Debtors | £114.1k | £53.3k |
| Net assets | £225.0k | £191.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2013-10-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-04-24➕BOAST, Colin Paul appointeddirector
- 2013-04-24➕BOAST, Jason Paul appointeddirector
- 2013-04-24➖OXLEY, Mark resigneddirector
- 2013-04-24➖@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2011-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs EAST COAST INSULATIONS LIMITED
- 2011-11-07➕OXLEY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2011-11-07➕@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sally Boast Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2020 |
Mr Jason Paul Boast Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Colin Paul Boast Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38220 — SIC 38220
Registered office
Unit A, Munnings Court Harfreys Road
Harfreys Industrial Estate
Great Yarmouth
Norolk
NR31 0LS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BOAST, Colin Paul→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOAST, Jason Paul→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OXLEY, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2011-11-07 · resigned 2013-04-24
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2011-11-07 · resigned 2013-04-24
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 17/07/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/10/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24