FOILA BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
Opportunity 67/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 |
| Debtors | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs FOILA BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
- 2024-05-25➕SULEMAN, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2024-05-25📄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.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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: 2024-12-05: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Foila Group Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Foila Group Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 25/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Kamran Abassceased 01/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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