A & Z ONE LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.6k | £21.3k |
| Current assets | £18.6k | £23.7k |
| Net assets | £51.5k | £47.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 officers
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-01➕JABEGU LIMBU, Mukumhang appointeddirector
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A & Z ONE LTD
- 2017-04-19➕AFZAL, Amir, Mr. 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Amir Afzal Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Amir Afzalceased 14/09/2017· 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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