AA TOOLS GROUP LIMITED
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ultimate Finance LTD
- 2025-12-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ultimate Finance LTD
- 2025-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-31➖WOOD, Adam Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-09-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AA TOOLS GROUP LIMITED
- 2019-04-30➕BIRT, Christopher Robert appointeddirector
- 2019-04-30➕WOOD, Adam Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-03-12: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Robert Birt Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/04/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Sarah Ann Gollandceased 06/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Adam Michael Woodceased 31/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 14/08/2024 | — |