AUTHORS ALOUD UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09440530 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£57.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £57,062
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,000 YoY
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£60k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£57k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£133k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £57.1k | £61.1k |
| Current assets | £132.5k | £127.7k |
| Cash | £59.9k | £39.7k |
| Debtors | £72.6k | £87.9k |
| Net assets | £57.1k | £61.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-12-31➖MARLEY, Elizabeth Anne resigneddirector
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTHORS ALOUD UK LIMITED
- 2015-02-16➕EVERALL, Anne Margaret appointeddirector
- 2015-02-16➕HOBBS, Naomi appointeddirector
- 2015-02-16➕MARLEY, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Anne Margaret Everall Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2026 |
Ms Naomi Cooper Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Anne Margaret Everallceased 01/05/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
72 Castle Road
St. Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 5DG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
EVERALL, Anne Margaret→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2015-02-16
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HOBBS, Naomi→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-02-16
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MARLEY, Elizabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-02-16 · resigned 2017-12-31
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Recent filings (27 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01