A & I COATINGS (UK) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11809941 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20301
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs A & I COATINGS (UK) LTD
- 2019-02-06➕HEARN, Mark John appointeddirector
- 2019-02-06➕HEARN, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2019-02-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Richard James Hearn Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/02/2019 |
Mr Mark John Hearn Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/02/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20301 — SIC 20301
Registered office
Unit 4 Transcentral
Bennet Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 0QX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HEARN, Mark John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEARN, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-19