A1 PEOPLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05960709 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-09
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 15.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,353
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,526 YoY
Cash YoY
+39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.4k£20.9k
Current assets£35.3k£65.1k
Cash£11.6k£8.3k
Debtors£23.7k£56.8k
Net assets£3.4k£20.9k

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
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2020-08-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2014-12-11
    ➖
    BURROWS, Christopher Martin resigned
    director
  18. 2014-12-11
    ➖
    BURROWS, Nicola Catherine resigned
    director
  19. 2012-04-06
    ➕
    OVENDEN, Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-06
    ➕
    OVENDEN, Gemma appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-06
    ➕
    BURROWS, Nicola Catherine appointed
    director
  22. 2010-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Igf Invoice Finance Limited
  23. 2006-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 PEOPLE LIMITED
  24. 2006-10-09
    ➕
    OVENDEN, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-10-09
    ➕
    BURROWS, Christopher Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Ovenden
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

30-34 North Street
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 1DW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

OVENDEN, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-09
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Active
OVENDEN, Anthony→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-04-06
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Active
OVENDEN, Gemma→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURROWS, Christopher Martin→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2014-12-11
Resigned
BURROWS, Nicola Catherine→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-04-06 · resigned 2014-12-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Igf Invoice Finance
Igf Invoice Finance Limited
Debenture1 property30/09/201008/08/2020

Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20