AILSA RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC674407 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-16
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£110.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £110,767
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,045 YoY
Cash YoY
+48%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£260k
↑ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£111k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£762k
↑ 92% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £605.3k | £468.7k |
| Current assets | £762.2k | £397.6k |
| Cash | £259.9k | £176.2k |
| Debtors | £493.1k | £221.5k |
| Net assets | £110.8k | £154.8k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-10-09📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-10-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-10-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-09-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-16📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-01-10📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ifs - Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Ifs Debt Gp Limited
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
- 2023-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-01➕TAYLOR, Kane appointeddirector
- 2020-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AILSA RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2020-09-16➕BURNS, Jamie Campbell appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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.)
Group structure
Ailsa Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ailsa Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AILSA RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · SC674407
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ailsa Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/09/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kane Taylorceased 23/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Jamie Campbell Burnsceased 23/09/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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.
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| ACE ANIMAL CARE LTD→ SC737090 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Ailsa Reliability Solutions Ltd Montgomerie House
2a Byrehill Drive
Kilwinning
KA13 6HN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BURNS, Jamie Campbell→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Kane→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2021-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ifs - Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Ifs Debt Gp Ifs - Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Ifs Debt Gp Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Skipton Business Finance Skipton Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/08/2023 | 14/01/2026 |
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-14
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-09-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-16
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-17
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04