A1CO LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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.
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 capital
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Uncapped LTD
- 2025-09-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-11✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-09-11✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-09-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-21📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-05-20📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-04-02📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-03-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-21📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-03-21📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-03-18📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-03-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-02-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs A1CO LTD
- 2020-11-12➕WONG, Mark appointeddirector
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-09-11: legacy; 2025-09-11: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Wong Individual · Hong Konger · DOB 12/1996 · age 30 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 12/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Uncapped Uncapped LTD | A registered charge | — | 04/11/2025 | — |