A2Z OF FM GROUP LIMITED
Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
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 | 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.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-05-23✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2025-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-02➕COSENS, James Barry appointeddirector
- 2024-02-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A2Z OF FM GROUP LIMITED
- 2022-11-21➕PARK, Kyle Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-11-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
1 high · 1 med · 1 lowAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-16
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-05-23: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-05-23: change-of-name-notice
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
A2z Fire Protection Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Barry Cosens Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/04/2025 |
A2z Fire Protection Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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