ABIR THE COLOURS OF LIFE LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.9k | £31.1k |
| Current assets | £110.2k | £55.4k |
| Net assets | £7.0k | £1.6k |
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.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-10➖WOODS, Marc Omar resigneddirector
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ABIR THE COLOURS OF LIFE LTD
- 2014-05-28➕WALKER, Wendy appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-28➕POTEON, Jean-Pierre Jason appointeddirector
- 2014-05-28➕WOODS, Marc Omar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jean-Pierre Jason Poteon Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Marc Omar Woodsceased 21/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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