AINSCOUGH ROOFING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13119963 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-07
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-12.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,242
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£12k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£23k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.2k | £39.2k |
| Current assets | £22.7k | £22.7k |
| Cash | £1.0k | £1.0k |
| Debtors | £21.7k | £21.7k |
| Net assets | £-12.2k | £-12.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-08➕WOODWARD, Nikki Diane appointeddirector
- 2021-09-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-14➖MCCREADY, Paul Raymond resigneddirector
- 2021-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AINSCOUGH ROOFING LTD
- 2021-01-07➕AINSCOUGH, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07➕MCCREADY, Paul Raymond appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AINSCOUGH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Nikki Diane Woodward Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/04/2022 |
Mr Peter James Ainscough Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/01/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Raymond Mccreadyceased 14/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
39 Bedford Avenue
Birkenhead
CH42 4QY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
AINSCOUGH, Peter James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOODWARD, Nikki Diane→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCREADY, Paul Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-01-07 · resigned 2021-09-14
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-17