INSTYLE KITCHEN & BATHROOMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC419974 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-50.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £50,939
Net assets shrinking
Down £67,884 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£60k
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
-£51k
↓ 401% YoY
Current Assets
£228k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.4k | £198.4k |
| Current assets | £227.8k | £276.1k |
| Cash | £59.8k | £135.8k |
| Debtors | £165.0k | £137.2k |
| Net assets | £-50.9k | £16.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06➖DOUGLAS, Lesley resigneddirector
- 2021-07-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-07➕DOUGLAS, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2020-12-07➖DOUGLAS, Craig Morton resigneddirector
- 2020-12-07➕DOUGLAS, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2020-12-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2013-12-10➖BROWN, Lesley resigneddirector
- 2013-12-10➕DOUGLAS, Craig Morton appointeddirector
- 2012-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs INSTYLE KITCHEN & BATHROOMS LIMITED
- 2012-03-20➕BROWN, Lesley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lesley Douglas Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/11/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Lesley Douglasceased 30/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Craig Morton Douglasceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHINE WINDOW & DOORS LTD→ SC812448 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SHRUBS TO SUDS LTD→ SC778434 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SIGNS DIRECT SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC451951 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| SW PRINT STUDIO LTD→ SC441439 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020
Registered office
1b Greenock Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 2LB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
DOUGLAS, Lesley→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-03-20 · resigned 2013-12-10
DOUGLAS, Craig Morton→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-12-10 · resigned 2020-12-07
DOUGLAS, Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-12-07 · resigned 2021-07-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-06