A.J. WIGGINS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01323793 · ltd · incorporated 1977-08-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 40.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£58.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 96). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · oldest 40.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £58,587
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£62k
Net Worth
£59k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £62.4k | — |
| Net assets | £58.6k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-04➖WIGGINS, Joan May resignedsecretary
- 2009-01-04➖WIGGINS, Joan May resigneddirector
- 2000-08-22🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1995-03-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1992-01-16🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1991-03-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1985-07-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1985-07-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1985-07-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1977-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A.J. WIGGINS LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "WIGGINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 96 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 96 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high · 1 lowConfirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-15
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony John Wiggins Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Alfred John Wigginsceased 10/09/2024· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Peterley Road
Horspath Trading Estate
Cowley Oxford
OX4 2TY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-01
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
WIGGINS, Joan May→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2009-01-04
WIGGINS, Joan May→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 2009-01-04
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/01/1992 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/03/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/07/1985 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/07/1985 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/07/1985 | 01/03/1995 |
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Recent filings (103 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-25