A1F1 LTD

🌳Matureactive

05648606 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-08

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	2000	2200

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2024-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-19
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-01
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ILYAS, Farrakh resigned
secretary
2012-09-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Baily Garner LLP
2005-12-08
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Company incorporated
As A1F1 LTD
2005-12-08
➕
ILYAS, Adeeba appointed
director
2005-12-08
➕
ILYAS, Farrakh appointed
director
2005-12-08
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ILYAS, Farrakh appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Adeeba Ilyas Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Farrakh Ilyas Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/01/2019

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-12-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Ground Floor, The Old Coach House

2 Wellesley Court Road

Croydon

Surrey

CR0 1LE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-18

Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ILYAS, Adeeba→

director · ~54y · appointed 2005-12-08

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Active

ILYAS, Farrakh→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-12-08

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Active

ILYAS, Farrakh→

secretary · appointed 2005-12-08 · resigned 2014-01-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Baily Garner Baily Garner LLP	Rent deposit deed	1 property	26/09/2012	—

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Recent filings (54 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP01CS01

2026-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-13