ASSOCIATION OF INTERIOR SPECIALISTS LIMITED

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09505808 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-03-24
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-13
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  4. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-01
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    TAPPER, Helen Julie appointed
    director
  9. 2019-04-01
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    FRISE, David William resigned
    director
  10. 2019-04-01
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-04-01
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-03-30
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    officers · CH03
  17. 2015-11-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2015-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATION OF INTERIOR SPECIALISTS LIMITED
  19. 2015-03-24
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    KNIGHT, Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-03-24
    ➕
    FRISE, David William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Unit 4 Olton Bridge
245 Warwick Road
Solihull
B92 7AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KNIGHT, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-24
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Active
TAPPER, Helen Julie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-01
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Active
FRISE, David William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-03-24 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-03