A1 POLYMERS LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 POLYMERS LIMITED
- 2016-08-08➕TOMBS, Andrew Jon appointeddirector
- 2016-08-08➕TOMBS, Tina Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-07-01: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Jon Tombs Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/08/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Tina Louise Tombsceased 15/04/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Andrew Jon Tombsceased 16/08/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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