EVERY STEP FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £-8.9k |
| Current assets | £24.0k | £19.9k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £-8.9k |
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 (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-02-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs EVERY STEP FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
- 2022-09-08➕FLANAGAN, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2022-09-08📄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 ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-07: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-02-28: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joanne Flanagan Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/09/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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