AL GROUP LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £59.6k | £24.7k |
| Current assets | £84.7k | £51.6k |
| Cash | £17.2k | £11.5k |
| Debtors | £67.4k | £40.0k |
| Net assets | £59.6k | £24.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-01-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AL GROUP LTD
- 2021-11-26➕LAKHANI, Rikin Ashok appointeddirector
- 2021-11-26➕LAKHANI, Sumi appointeddirector
- 2021-11-26📄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.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sumi Lakhani Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 13/12/2021 |
Mr Rikin Ashok Lakhani Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/11/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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