IYASU LIMITED
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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.
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Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs IYASU LIMITED
- 2019-01-09➕FERNANDO, Catherine Fleur, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-01-09➕FERNANDO, Kevin Jude, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-01-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Catherine Fleur Fernando Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/01/2019 |
Dr Kevin Jude Fernando Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/01/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dr Kevin Jude Fernandoceased 09/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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