INSAN IT LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.7k | £23.2k |
| Current assets | £53.9k | £54.6k |
| Cash | £310 | £934 |
| Debtors | £53.6k | £53.6k |
| Net assets | £198 | £1.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-01-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-11-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs INSAN IT LTD
- 2014-11-17➕DINNING, Grant appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Grant Dinning Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Susan Dinning Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/11/2017 | — |