A & J THWAITES LTD

🌳Matureactive
01345523 · ltd · incorporated 1977-12-22
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
105 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
    ➕
    THWAITES, Jack appointed
    director
  9. 2021-12-20
    ➖
    THWAITES, Sheila resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-12-20
    ➖
    THWAITES, Deborah Jane resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-20
    ➖
    THWAITES, Sheila resigned
    director
  12. 2021-12-20
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2008-01-10
    ➕
    THWAITES, Deborah Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2001-11-14
    ➖
    FORBER, Kenneth resigned
    director
  23. 1977-12-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & J THWAITES LTD

Owner dependency

89/100
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 "THWAITES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — THWAITES, Jack (same surname) appointed 2021-12-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-14: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Thwaites
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1977-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Suite 7 Hillcrest House London Road
Stockton Heath
Warrington
WA4 6LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

THWAITES, Alan→
director · ~63y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THWAITES, Jack→
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THWAITES, Sheila→
secretary · resigned 2021-12-20
Resigned
FORBER, Kenneth→
director · ~77y · resigned 2001-11-14
Resigned
THWAITES, Deborah Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-10 · resigned 2021-12-20
Resigned
THWAITES, Sheila→
director · ~86y · resigned 2021-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-20