A.J.PERCY(BUILDERS)LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 66.2y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 66.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £83.4k | £88.0k |
| Current assets | £27.0k | £34.6k |
| Net assets | £81.9k | £86.6k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-11-26➖PERCY, Arthur James resigneddirector
- 2009-06-13➕BERRY, Sally Ann Percy appointeddirector
- 2009-06-13➕PATTERSON, Claire Sonya appointeddirector
- 2009-03-11➖HELD, Leo Charles Eric resigneddirector
- 1968-12-31🔒Charge registered #4Lender: East Surrey Building Society
- 1966-12-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The East Surrey Building Society
- 1962-12-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Mrs N. M. Smith
- 1960-04-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: N P Bank LTD
- 1959-12-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A.J.PERCY(BUILDERS)LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sally Ann Percy Berry Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 29/12/2016 |
Mrs Claire Sonya Patterson Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 29/12/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | East Surrey Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/12/1968 | — | |
| outstanding | The East Surrey Building Society | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/12/1966 | — | |
| outstanding | Mrs N. M. Smith | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/12/1962 | — | |
| outstanding | N P Bank N P Bank LTD | Mortgage | 1 property | 28/04/1960 | — |