A3 BRANDS LTD
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.7k | £3.6k |
| Current assets | — | £12.4k |
| Net assets | £6.7k | £3.6k |
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
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-09➖REHMAN, Suhail resigneddirector
- 2020-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-19➕REHMAN, Suhail appointeddirector
- 2017-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A3 BRANDS LTD
- 2017-02-17➕ASGHAR, Adeel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adeel Asghar Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 17/02/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Suhail Rehmanceased 09/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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