A2N MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05028625 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £22.4k |
| Current assets | — | £22.7k |
| Net assets | — | £22.4k |
| Average employees | 2 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2005-02-01➕TOON, Linda, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2004-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A2N MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2004-01-28➕TOON, Linda appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-28➕TOON, Adrian John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Adrian John Toon Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Linda Toon Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities
Registered office
Granta Lodge
71 Graham Road
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 2JS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
TOON, Adrian John→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-01-28
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TOON, Linda, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-02-01
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Recent filings (59 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-14