FINANCEYOURBUSINESS LTD
- · Filings: 16 → 17
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 16 → 17
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Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (85/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
3 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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.4k | £5.1k | £15.0k |
| Current assets | £79.6k | £65.6k | £63.1k |
| Cash | £49.8k | £21.7k | £22.4k |
| Debtors | £8.5k | £22.9k | £18.7k |
| Net assets | £17.4k | £150 | £848 |
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.
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Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs FINANCEYOURBUSINESS LTD
- 2019-10-29➕FOSTER, Adrian Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-10-29➕GRANT, David Ross appointeddirector
- 2019-10-29📄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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Ross Grant Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/10/2019 |
Mr Adrian Thomas Foster Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/10/2019 |
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.
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