AUCLAIR LIMITED
Opportunity 68/100 (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: 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-11➖MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Aburabu Saleh resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-02-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-02-07➕MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Abdurabu Saleh appointeddirector
- 2026-02-07➕MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Aburabu Saleh appointedsecretary
- 2026-02-05➖FELDMAN, Marc Anthony resigneddirector
- 2026-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AUCLAIR LIMITED
- 2022-02-08➕FELDMAN, Marc Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08📄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
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MOHAMMED BA DUKHIN, Esmail Aburabu Saleh resigned 2026-02-11; FELDMAN, Marc Anthony resigned 2026-02-05
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Esmail Abdurabu Saleh Mohammed Ba Dukhin Individual · Yemeni · DOB 01/1997 · age 29 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest · firm interest | 11/02/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Marc Anthony Feldmanceased 05/02/2026· 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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