A TO Z INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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 -59% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £833.0k | £993.0k |
| Current assets | £728.7k | £905.9k |
| Cash | £103.6k | £252.7k |
| Debtors | £93.3k | £117.9k |
| Net assets | £823.7k | £973.0k |
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 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-01➕COOKE, Lynsey Katrina appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕TROBRIDGE, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Azendi Limited
- 2011-08-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2009-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A TO Z INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2009-03-25➕COOKE, Lynsey appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-25➕JONES, Ian appointeddirector
- 2009-03-25➕ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointeddirector
- 2009-03-25➖ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Lendal Design Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lendal Design Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/05/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Jonesceased 27/05/2020· 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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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Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Azendi Azendi Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 29/03/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 08/08/2011 | — |