A1 UOK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14019844 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 82190Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28➕WALTON, Martin Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-22➖WALTON, Martin Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-08-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 UOK LTD
- 2022-04-01➕WALTON, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01➕WALTON, Martin Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Martin Andrew Walton Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 28/03/2024 |
Sarah Jane Walton Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Martin Andrew Waltonceased 04/04/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
3 Denbigh Close
Chislehurst
BR7 5EB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WALTON, Martin Andrew→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-03-28
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WALTON, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALTON, Martin Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2023-03-22
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-10