A & F YOUNG LTD

🌳Matureactive
07734146 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-09
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
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£91.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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, 4 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £91,217

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£91k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£38k£56k£75k£94kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£93.0k£81.8k
Current assets£94.1k£83.8k
Net assets£91.2k£81.0k

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
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-08-05
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  3. 2024-11-20
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  4. 2024-08-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-06
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  8. 2020-12-04
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  9. 2019-07-11
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  10. 2018-08-30
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  11. 2017-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-11
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  13. 2017-08-11
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  14. 2017-08-11
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    officers · CH03
  15. 2017-03-08
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A & F YOUNG LTD
  18. 2011-08-09
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    YOUNG, Fiona Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-08-09
    ➕
    YOUNG, Allan Hunter, Prof appointed
    director
  20. 2011-08-09
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    YOUNG, Fiona Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YOUNG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Prof Allan Hunter Young
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

127 Gloucester Court
Kew Road
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 3DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

YOUNG, Fiona Jane→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-09
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YOUNG, Allan Hunter, Prof→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-08-09
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YOUNG, Fiona Jane→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-08-09
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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-30