A2RISK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08244353 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-08
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
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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, 1 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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2019-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-08-29
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    BYRNE, Alistair John appointed
    director
  11. 2019-08-29
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    ALISTAIR BYRNE ASSOCIATES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  12. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-02
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-15
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-05-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-05-15
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2018-05-01
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    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2018-05-01
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2017-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-12-03
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    BLAKE, David Peter Courtney appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-03
    ➕
    HAIG, Alistair Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2012-12-03
    ➖
    TRUESDALE, Christine resigned
    director
  23. 2012-12-03
    ➕
    ALISTAIR BYRNE ASSOCIATES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2012-12-03
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    VINDEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2012-12-03
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    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2012-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A2RISK LIMITED
  27. 2012-10-08
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2012-10-08
    ➕
    TRUESDALE, Christine appointed
    director
  29. 2012-10-08
    ➕
    VINDEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2012-10-08
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    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Alistair Byrne Associates Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Alistair Byrne Associates Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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A2RISK LIMITED
This company · 08244353

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Peter Courtney Blake
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Alistair Byrne Associates Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Alistair John Byrne
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant 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
Incorporated2012-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

One Fleet Place
London
EC4M 7WS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAKE, David Peter Courtney→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BYRNE, Alistair John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAIG, Alistair Peter→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-08 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
TRUESDALE, Christine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-10-08 · resigned 2012-12-03
Resigned
ALISTAIR BYRNE ASSOCIATES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-12-03 · resigned 2019-08-29
Resigned
VINDEX LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-10-08 · resigned 2012-12-03
Resigned
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-10-08 · resigned 2012-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-08-30