A & L DANCE ACADEMY LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-30 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £267.0k | £215.4k |
| Current assets | £267.0k | £215.4k |
| Net assets | £229.2k | £199.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2010-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs A & L DANCE ACADEMY LIMITED
- 2010-02-12➕IVANETS, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2010-02-12➕IVANETS, Oleksii appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Oleskii Ivanets Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Lisa Ivanets Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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