DAVID GREY ASSOCIATES LTD
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £952.6k | £1.97M |
| Current assets | £424.0k | £1.56M |
| Net assets | £952.6k | £1.97M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 change-of-name
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-08-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-01➕KHAN, Mahboob appointeddirector
- 2024-09-01➖SWEENEY, Bernard Joseph resigneddirector
- 2024-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-01➕SWEENEY, Bernard Joseph appointeddirector
- 2023-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01➖SHAH, Syed Ali Haider resigneddirector
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVID GREY ASSOCIATES LTD
- 2020-04-14➕SHAH, Syed Ali Haider 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 high · 1 med · 1 lowAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-04
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-02-02: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mahboob Khan Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 01/09/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Bernard Joseph Sweeneyceased 01/09/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Syed Ali Haider Shahceased 01/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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