528 GROUP LIMITED
- 25990SIC 25990
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-17.3k |
| Current assets | £12.5k |
| Cash | £4.9k |
| Debtors | £7.6k |
| Net assets | £-47.6k |
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01➕PANCHAL, Kiran appointeddirector
- 2023-09-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 528 GROUP LIMITED
- 2023-09-28➕PANCHAL, Amrut appointeddirector
- 2023-09-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PANCHAL, Kiran (same surname) appointed 2023-12-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Amrut Panchal Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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