A1JOBS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05043332 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£595.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £595,704
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,550 YoY
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£453k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£596k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£407k£815k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£603.8k£699.8k
Current assets£1.49M£2.04M
Cash£453.0k£628.3k
Debtors£1.04M£1.41M
Net assets£595.7k£608.3k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2025-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-04
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  4. 2024-07-04
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-07-04
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-07-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-28
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  13. 2020-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-08-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  19. 2019-08-19
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    CLARK, Angela Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2019-08-19
    ➖
    CLARK, Paul Alexander Mclean resigned
    director
  21. 2005-09-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  22. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    CURRIE, Peter appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    CURRIE, Carolyn Rose appointed
    director
  24. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    CURRIE, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2004-03-29
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-03-19
    ➕
    CLARK, Paul Alexander Mclean appointed
    director
  27. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    CLARK, Angela Elizabeth appointed
    director
  28. 2004-03-18
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A1JOBS LIMITED
  30. 2004-02-13
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2004-02-13
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Currie Technology Consultants is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Currie Technology Consultants
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A1JOBS LIMITED
This company · 05043332

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Currie Technology Consultants
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Alexander Mclean Clarkceased 19/08/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

A1jobs Ltd, 124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CURRIE, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURRIE, Carolyn Rose→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURRIE, Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned
CLARK, Angela Elizabeth→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2019-08-19
Resigned
CLARK, Paul Alexander Mclean→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-03-19 · resigned 2019-08-19
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2004-03-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property21/09/2005—
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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24