A1 GROUP HOLDINGS (NW) LTD

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16966948 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-05-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-02-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2026-01-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 GROUP HOLDINGS (NW) LTD
  5. 2026-01-16
    INCE, Simon appointed
    director
  6. 2026-01-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Ince
Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/01/2026
Miss Kelly Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/01/2026

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
Incorporated2026-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Riverside Waters Meeting Road
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 8TU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-16
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

INCE, Simon
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-01-16
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Recent filings (4 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-16