A 2 Z IDEAS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10700418 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,454

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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£0£691£1k£2k£3k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.2k—
Current assets£2.7k—
Net assets£3.5k—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-07
    ➕
    WHITTAKER, Angela Mary appointed
    director
  4. 2024-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-19
    ➕
    WHITTAKER, Peter Lee appointed
    director
  13. 2018-04-19
    ➖
    BESTWICK, Reginald resigned
    director
  14. 2018-04-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-04-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A 2 Z IDEAS LTD
  19. 2017-03-30
    ➕
    WHITTAKER, Peter Lee appointed
    secretary
  20. 2017-03-30
    ➕
    BESTWICK, Reginald appointed
    director
  21. 2017-03-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Peter Lee Whittaker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Reginald Bestwickceased 19/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

43 North Street
Leek
ST13 8DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

WHITTAKER, Peter Lee→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-30
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Active
WHITTAKER, Angela Mary→
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-07-07
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Active
WHITTAKER, Peter Lee→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-04-19
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Active
BESTWICK, Reginald→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-03-30 · resigned 2018-04-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06