A2Z POSTER LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15524976 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-21.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
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.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,709
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£22k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.7k |
| Current assets | £13.9k |
| Net assets | £-21.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A2Z POSTER LIMITED
- 2024-02-27➕DUBOIS, Jadeen appointeddirector
- 2024-02-27➕DUBOIS, Stanley appointeddirector
- 2024-02-27➕DUBOIS, Jadeen appointeddirector
- 2024-02-27➖DUBOIS, Jadeen resigneddirector
- 2024-02-27➕DUBOIS, Stanley appointeddirector
- 2024-02-27➖DUBOIS, Stanley resigneddirector
- 2024-02-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DUBOIS, Jadeen (same surname) appointed 2024-02-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stanley Dubois Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/03/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stanley Duboisceased 15/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Ms Stanley Duboisceased 15/03/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
1 Allied Business Centre
Coldharbour Lane
Harpenden
AL5 4UT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DUBOIS, Jadeen→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2024-02-27
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DUBOIS, Stanley→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUBOIS, Jadeen→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2024-02-27 · resigned 2024-02-27
DUBOIS, Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-02-27 · resigned 2024-02-27
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Recent filings (20 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15