J.J. SANDHAM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00630284 · ltd · incorporated 1959-06-12

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£1.34M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10512

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

112 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,335,271

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,145 YoY

Cash YoY

-29%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£177k

↓ 29% YoY

Net Worth

£1.3m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£405k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£1.46M	£1.44M
Current assets	£405.1k	£496.1k
Cash	£177.3k	£248.1k
Debtors	£162.8k	£162.0k
Net assets	£1.34M	£1.34M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-21
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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officers · AP01
2024-05-24
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SMALLEY, Paul William appointed
director
2023-10-18
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GATES, Michelle appointed
director
2023-10-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-10-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-19
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officers · CH01
2012-02-20
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SANDHAM, Nicola Michelle appointed
director
2012-02-19
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SANDHAM, Sylvia resigned
director
2001-10-12
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SANDHAM, Robert Christopher resigned
director
1997-01-24
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SANDHAM, Christopher John Leonard appointed
secretary
1997-01-24
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SANDHAM, Robert Christopher resigned
secretary
1995-07-05
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SANDHAM, Christopher John Leonard appointed
director
1995-07-05
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BARBER, Anthony Michael resigned
director
1995-07-05
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BARBER, Audrey resigned
director
1959-06-12
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Company incorporated
As J.J. SANDHAM LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SANDHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

J J Sandham (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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J J Sandham (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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J.J. SANDHAM LIMITED

This company · 00630284

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
J J Sandham (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/02/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Christopher John Leonard Sandhamceased 10/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated1959-06-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10512 — SIC 10512

Registered office

Rostock Villa,

Barton,

Preston

PR3 5AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-17

Last: 2026-01-03