AIP WELDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09791680 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-23
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-90.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.1y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £90,864
Net assets shrinking
Down £92,551 YoY
Cash YoY
+9%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↑ 9.3% YoY
Net Worth
-£91k
↓ 5486% YoY
Current Assets
£338k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-90.9k | £1.7k |
| Current assets | £338.2k | £259.0k |
| Cash | £26.7k | £24.4k |
| Debtors | £163.6k | £88.1k |
| Net assets | £-90.9k | £1.7k |
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.
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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-05-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Flex Abl Limited
- 2025-05-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Flex Abl Limited
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-28➖CLARKE, Dean Jason resigneddirector
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-05-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AIP WELDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2015-09-23➕HUNT, Kim Barrie appointeddirector
- 2015-09-23➕CLARKE, Dean Jason 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
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kim Barrie Hunt Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Dean Jason Clarkeceased 28/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
39a Axe Road
Colley Lane Industrial Estate
Bridgwater
TA6 5LN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
HUNT, Kim Barrie→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2015-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARKE, Dean Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2022-03-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Flex Abl Flex Abl Limited | A registered charge | — | 08/05/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Flex Abl Flex Abl Limited | A registered charge | — | 06/05/2025 | 14/05/2025 |
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31