BACK TO ORIGIN LIMITED
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (85/100)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
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-10➖MCQUONE, Eoin Oliver resignedsecretary
- 2023-06-10➖MCQUONE, Eoin Oliver resigneddirector
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BACK TO ORIGIN LIMITED
- 2019-09-12➕EDWARDS, Norman appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕KINGTON, Gary appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕MCQUONE, Eoin Oliver appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-12➕MCQUONE, Eoin Oliver appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Kington Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/09/2019 |
Mr Norman Edwards Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/09/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Eoin Oliver Mcquoneceased 11/01/2023· 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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