WALSIN GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
NI646691 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-09-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-09-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2017-08-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  19. 2017-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As WALSIN GROUP LIMITED
  20. 2017-06-30
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Ian David appointed
    director
  21. 2017-06-30
    ➕
    WALKER, Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Ian David Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2017
Mr Neil Walker
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2017

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
Incorporated2017-06-30
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Blaris Industrial Estate
6 Altona Road
Lisburn
Antrim
BT27 5QB
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Ian David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-30
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Active
WALKER, Neil→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-30
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge—31/08/2017—
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-30