ASA - MANAGEMENT FACILITIES LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.0k | £490 |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £17.4k |
| Cash | £1.1k | £2.4k |
| Debtors | — | £15.0k |
| Net assets | £-21.0k | £-19.7k |
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-02-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ASA - MANAGEMENT FACILITIES LIMITED
- 2017-11-09➕ABERNETHY, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-09➕ABERNETHY, Anne Stewart appointeddirector
- 2017-11-09📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 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.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Anne Stewart Abernethy Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 09/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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