A1 SAFETY TESTING UK LTD

🌳Matureactive
09644347 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-17
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£102
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £102
Cash YoY
+430%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↑ 430% YoY
Net Worth
£102
↑ 827% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£4.6k£5.6k
Current assets£6.7k£5.6k
Cash£1.2k£220
Debtors£5.5k£5.4k
Net assets£102£11

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-01
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    DONOHUE, Victoria Jayne appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 SAFETY TESTING UK LTD
  16. 2015-06-17
    ➕
    DONOHUE, Victoria appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-06-17
    ➕
    DONOHUE, Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2015-06-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Donohue
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/06/2017

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
Incorporated2015-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

77 Garton Drive
Lowton
Warrington
WA3 2TR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DONOHUE, Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-17
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Active
DONOHUE, Richard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-06-17
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Active
DONOHUE, Victoria Jayne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-01