AINTREE CANAL BOAT (HOLDINGS) LTD
💤Zombieactive
08867448 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,995
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,990 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 200% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.0k | £7.0k |
| Current assets | — | £60.0k |
| Net assets | £-7.0k | £7.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-06📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-19➖JENKINS, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2018-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AINTREE CANAL BOAT (HOLDINGS) LTD
- 2014-01-29➕GREAVES, Jamie David appointeddirector
- 2014-01-29➕JENKINS, Andrew James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jamie David Greaves Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Jennifer Greaves Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/12/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew James Jenkinsceased 19/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Ground Floor
73 Liverpool Road
Crosby
Merseyside
L23 5SE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
GREAVES, Jamie David→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JENKINS, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2014-01-29 · resigned 2018-12-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-06
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31