KEY INVESTMENT SOLUTION LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £21.0k | £22.3k |
| Current assets | £24.7k | £29.1k |
| Cash | £19.7k | £24.1k |
| Debtors | £5.0k | £5.0k |
| Net assets | £21.0k | £22.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-11✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-09-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs KEY INVESTMENT SOLUTION LTD
- 2014-01-06➕MOORE, Johannes Wilhelmus appointeddirector
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-09-11: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Johannes Wilhelmus Moore Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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