ABOVE DYNAMICS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10831821 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-22
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£27.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: strategic trade sale (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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £27,376
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£27k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.4k | £25.4k |
| Current assets | £111.5k | £100.7k |
| Net assets | £27.4k | £25.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-27➕GOULD, Nathalie Georgina appointeddirector
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-01➕GOULD, Tina appointeddirector
- 2022-09-01➕ROBERTSON, James Crawford appointeddirector
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ABOVE DYNAMICS LIMITED
- 2017-06-22➕GOULD, Nicholas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Gould Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64921 — Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors
Registered office
29 Brindley Road
Bayton Road Industrial Estate
Coventry
West Midlands
CV7 9EP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
GOULD, Nathalie Georgina→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-01-27
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GOULD, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-06-22
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Active
ROBERTSON, James Crawford→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-09-01
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Recent filings (29 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29