ALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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 (78/100)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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.6k | £4.1k |
| Current assets | £25.2k | £4.6k |
| Net assets | £3.1k | £619 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-29➕YATES, Ching Man appointeddirector
- 2022-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2020-01-20➕YATES, Shayne Lee appointeddirector
- 2020-01-20📄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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shayne Lee Yates Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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