AYURA FEED LIMITED
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Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £430.9k | £531.1k |
| Current assets | £717.2k | £846.1k |
| Cash | £44.1k | £86.1k |
| Debtors | £631.5k | £718.4k |
| Net assets | £430.9k | £531.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-06-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-02-05📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-10-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AYURA FEED LIMITED
- 2015-02-05➕DEAN, Michael Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 Michael Robert Dean Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 10/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/07/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/06/2021 | — |