A.J. BINNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00331839 · ltd · incorporated 1937-09-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-11-01
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2016-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2016-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-09-15
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    HENMAN, Alastair Roy appointed
    director
  17. 2016-09-15
    ➖
    PARKER, Veronica resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-09-15
    ➖
    BINNS, Julian Richard Hawthorn resigned
    director
  19. 2016-09-15
    ➖
    BINNS, Mark Richard Hunter resigned
    director
  20. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    BINNS, Adam David Hawthorn appointed
    director
  21. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    BINNS, Janet resigned
    director
  22. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    SANDER, Jacqueline Diana Hawthorn resigned
    director
  23. 2007-07-31
    ➖
    CAIRNS, John Jeremy Cotter resigned
    director
  24. 2007-01-01
    ➕
    BINNS, Mark Richard Hunter appointed
    director
  25. 1997-01-01
    ➕
    PARKER, Veronica appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-12-31
    ➖
    POTTLE, Edward Derek resigned
    secretary
  27. 1995-06-01
    ➕
    CAIRNS, John Jeremy Cotter appointed
    director
  28. 1937-09-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.J. BINNS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BINNS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 89 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hopwoods Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Hopwoods Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
A.J. BINNS LIMITED
This company · 00331839

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hopwoods Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/09/2023
Mr Alastair Roy Henman
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1937-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Harvest House
Cranborne Road
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 3JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BINNS, Adam David Hawthorn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENMAN, Alastair Roy→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Veronica→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2016-09-15
Resigned
POTTLE, Edward Derek→
secretary · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
BINNS, Janet→
director · ~82y · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
BINNS, Julian Richard Hawthorn→
director · ~84y · resigned 2016-09-15
Resigned
BINNS, Mark Richard Hunter→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2016-09-15
Resigned
CAIRNS, John Jeremy Cotter→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-06-01 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned
SANDER, Jacqueline Diana Hawthorn→
director · ~82y · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-06