A.J. SANDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02608316 · ltd · incorporated 1991-05-07
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 34.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 20 | 1800 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-17➖JACKSON, Peter James resignedsecretary
- 2015-12-17➖JACKSON, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2015-12-17➖SANDS, Alun James resigneddirector
- 2015-01-01➕BACKWAY, David John appointeddirector
- 2015-01-01➕CRIDGE, Matthew Lee appointeddirector
- 2015-01-01➕STROUD, Martyn John appointeddirector
- 2013-09-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-09-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1994-02-09➕JACKSON, Peter James appointedsecretary
- 1994-02-09➖WHITE, Eric Edward resignedsecretary
- 1994-02-09➖WHITE, Eric Edward resigneddirector
- 1993-05-07➖BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-04-01➕JACKSON, Peter James appointeddirector
- 1991-07-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1991-05-14➕WHITE, Eric Edward appointedsecretary
- 1991-05-14➖BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-05-14➕SANDS, Alun James appointeddirector
- 1991-05-14➕WHITE, Eric Edward appointeddirector
- 1991-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs A.J. SANDS LIMITED
- 1991-05-07➕BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-05-07➕BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Lee Cridge Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/02/2023 |
Mr Martyn John Stroud Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/02/2023 |
Mr David John Backway Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/02/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Bcs Sands Ltdceased 07/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Melrose House Pynes Hill
Rydon Lane
Exeter
Devon
EX2 5AZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
BACKWAY, David John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRIDGE, Matthew Lee→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STROUD, Martyn John→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, Peter James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-02-09 · resigned 2015-12-17
WHITE, Eric Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-05-14 · resigned 1994-02-09
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-05-07 · resigned 1991-05-14
JACKSON, Peter James→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1992-04-01 · resigned 2015-12-17
SANDS, Alun James→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1991-05-14 · resigned 2015-12-17
WHITE, Eric Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1991-05-14 · resigned 1994-02-09
BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-05-07 · resigned 1993-05-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/09/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 19/07/1991 | 23/09/2013 |
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Recent filings (118 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-08