AAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11998836 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-16
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 May 2025
Net worth
£53.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,723

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£54k
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£60k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£53.7k£51.4k
Current assets£59.8k£55.7k
Net assets£53.7k£50.6k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-05-17
    ➕
    YOUNG, Alison appointed
    director
  13. 2019-05-17
    ➕
    YOUNG, Alison appointed
    director
  14. 2019-05-17
    ➖
    YOUNG, Alison resigned
    director
  15. 2019-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  16. 2019-05-16
    ➕
    YOUNG, Alison appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-05-16
    ➕
    YOUNG, Alan Stuart appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Alan Stuart Young
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest16/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

70 The Broadway
Chesham
HP5 1EG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

YOUNG, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-16
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Active
YOUNG, Alan Stuart→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-05-16
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Active
YOUNG, Alison→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-05-17
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Active
YOUNG, Alison→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-05-17 · resigned 2019-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-08