A & N SOLUTIONS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15720733 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-14
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 May 2025
Net worth
£6.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,004

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£31k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£6.0k
Current assets£30.6k
Net assets£6.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 capital
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 3 capital
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  2. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-12-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-12-20
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-12-20
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2025-12-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2025-12-08
    HAWKINS, Nicole appointed
    director
  9. 2024-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & N SOLUTIONS LTD
  10. 2024-05-14
    HAWKINS, Joseph Alexander appointed
    director
  11. 2024-05-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Alexander Hawkins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/05/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

14a Main Street
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 9LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HAWKINS, Joseph Alexander
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-05-14
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Active
HAWKINS, Nicole
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-12-08
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-14