AZ FIRST CO LTD
- · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- · Opportunity score: 68 → 76
- · Bankability: 65 → 75
- · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
- · 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Opportunity score: 68 → 76
- ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
- ↑Filings: 12 → 13
- ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
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Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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.
Key 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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AZ FIRST CO LTD
- 2020-05-12➕ZANIB, Aisha appointedsecretary
- 2020-05-12➕ZANIB, Aisha appointeddirector
- 2020-05-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Aisha Zanib Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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