ALMOND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.3k | £26.6k |
| Current assets | £59.3k | £63.1k |
| Cash | £1.2k | £102 |
| Debtors | £58.1k | £63.0k |
| Net assets | £5.1k | £1.0k |
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07➕GUIDI, Dario Gerardo appointeddirector
- 2024-11-07➖GUIDI, Dario Gerardo resigneddirector
- 2024-09-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-01➕GUIDI, Dario Gerardo appointeddirector
- 2020-03-01➖MCCARTNEY, Jan resigneddirector
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ALMOND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2017-11-07➕MCCARTNEY, Jan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Dario Gerardo Guidi Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/11/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Dario Gerardo Guidiceased 07/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Ms Jan Mccartneyceased 01/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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