INSTORAGE LTD

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NI610299 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-08
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.28M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.1y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 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
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,278,085

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£256k£511k£767k£1.0m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.28M£1.26M
Current assets£1.24M£1.06M
Cash—£70.3k
Debtors—£984.0k
Net assets£1.28M£1.26M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-05-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC (Trading as Ulster Bank)
  3. 2026-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-20
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-20
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-01
    ➕
    O'KANE, Ethan appointed
    director
  7. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    O'KANE, Donal Thomas resigned
    director
  8. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-28
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-02-28
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  12. 2023-03-25
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  13. 2022-08-30
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  14. 2022-08-30
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  15. 2022-08-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2022-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-04-10
    ➕
    O'KANE, Ronan Francis appointed
    director
  22. 2015-04-10
    ➖
    DIXON, Bernadette resigned
    director
  23. 2015-04-10
    ➖
    DONNELLY, Shileen Agnes resigned
    director
  24. 2015-04-10
    ➕
    O'KANE, Donal Thomas appointed
    director
  25. 2015-04-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2015-04-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2015-02-06
    ➖
    GREGORY, Noel Ernest resigned
    director
  28. 2012-12-01
    ➖
    PORTER, Lesley resigned
    director
  29. 2011-12-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INSTORAGE LTD
  30. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    DIXON, Bernadette appointed
    director
  31. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    DONNELLY, Shileen Agnes appointed
    director
  32. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    GREGORY, Noel Ernest appointed
    director
  33. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    PORTER, Lesley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donal Thomas O'Kane
Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2022
Mr Ronan Francis O'Kane
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

54 Elmwood Avenue
Belfast
County Antrim
BT9 6AZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

O'KANE, Ethan→
director · ~22y · appointed 2025-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'KANE, Ronan Francis→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-04-10
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Active
DIXON, Bernadette→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2015-04-10
Resigned
DONNELLY, Shileen Agnes→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2015-04-10
Resigned
GREGORY, Noel Ernest→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
O'KANE, Donal Thomas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
PORTER, Lesley→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
National Westminster Bank PLC (Trading as Ulster Bank)
A registered charge—05/05/2026—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—10/04/2015—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/04/2015—
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Recent filings (52 total)

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mortgage · MR01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-30