AUTOKEY SOLUTIONS 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. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £34.6k | £23.5k |
| Current assets | £31.8k | £27.2k |
| Net assets | £34.6k | £23.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOKEY SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2022-02-03➕FOX, James Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2022-02-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Jonathan Fox Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 03/02/2022 |
Miss Ann Marie Clark Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/06/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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