AINSCOUGH GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10465306 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£666k£1.3m£2.0m£2.7m£3.3mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£4.60M
Current assets£3.33M
Cash£2.09M
Debtors£1.24M
Net assets£1.75M
Average employees1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-26
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  4. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-05
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  7. 2023-05-04
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  8. 2023-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-04-26
    ACTON, Jamie Frederick appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-25
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  12. 2023-04-25
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  13. 2023-04-25
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  14. 2023-04-25
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2018-01-26
    AINSCOUGH, Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2018-01-26
    AINSCOUGH, Rachael Eva appointed
    director
  23. 2018-01-26
    WATSON, David Philip Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2018-01-26
    LOVEDAY, Robert Edward resigned
    director
  25. 2017-06-07
    LOVEDAY, Robert Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2016-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AINSCOUGH GROUP LIMITED
  27. 2016-11-07
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2016-11-07
    DUKE, Michael resigned
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AINSCOUGH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2023-04-25: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Rachael Eva Ainscough
Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
75100%
75-100% shares28/01/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 28/01/2018· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Oakland House
21 Hope Carr Road
Leigh
WN7 3ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

ACTON, Jamie Frederick
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-04-26
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Active
AINSCOUGH, Martin
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-01-26
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Active
AINSCOUGH, Rachael Eva
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, David Philip Richard
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUKE, Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-11-07 · resigned 2016-11-07
Resigned
LOVEDAY, Robert Edward
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-07 · resigned 2018-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2023-05-05
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2023-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-03
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2023-04-25
legacy
capital · SH20
2023-04-25
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2023-04-25