AJ BELL SECURITIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02723420 · ltd · incorporated 1992-06-16

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 33.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 33.0y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 33.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

53 officers (10 active, 53 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

249 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (120 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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officers · TM01
2026-04-30
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MACKAY, William Findlay resigned
director
2026-02-11
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accounts · AA
2025-03-20
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auditors · AUD
2025-03-11
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officers · CH01
2025-03-11
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officers · CH01
2025-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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officers · AP01
2025-01-03
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officers · TM01
2025-01-01
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VOWLES, Stephen Eliott appointed
director
2024-12-31
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STOTT, Roger John resigned
director
2024-11-12
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officers · AP03
2024-11-12
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officers · TM02
2024-11-08
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officers · AP01
2024-11-01
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SINCLAIR, Kina appointed
secretary
2024-11-01
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LIKINYO, Olubunmi resigned
secretary
2024-10-10
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HUGHES, Ryan David appointed
director
2024-06-07
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officers · AP01
2024-05-22
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MUSSON, Charles Alan appointed
director
2024-02-16
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accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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officers · TM01
2023-12-14
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DORAN, Kevin resigned
director
2023-10-02
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officers · AP01
2023-10-02
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officers · AP03
2023-10-02
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officers · TM01
2023-10-02
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officers · TM02
2023-10-01
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SINCLAIR, Kina appointed
director
2023-10-01
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LIKINYO, Olubunmi appointed
secretary
2023-09-30
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ROBINSON, Christopher Bruce resigned
secretary
2023-09-30
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ROBINSON, Christopher Bruce resigned
director
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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officers · TM01
2022-10-03
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officers · TM01
2022-10-01
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BELL, Andrew James resigned
director
2022-10-01
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GALBRAITH, Charles William resigned
director
2022-07-01
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BIRCH, Peter Michael appointed
director
2021-10-01
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CARRINGTON, Elizabeth Anne appointed
director
2021-10-01
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DORAN, Kevin appointed
director
2021-10-01
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LYONS, Fergus John resigned
director
2021-10-01
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MACKAY, William Findlay appointed
director
2021-09-20
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GOODMAN, Karen appointed
director
2021-06-25
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PETHERICK, Louis resigned
director
2019-11-01
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TAGARI, Mohamed appointed
director
2017-07-01
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PETHERICK, Louis appointed
director
2017-06-30
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TAYLOR, Richard Stuart resigned
director
2014-10-01
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ROBINSON, Christopher Bruce appointed
director
2012-11-01
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ROBINSON, Christopher Bruce appointed
secretary
2012-10-31
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SUMMERSGILL, Michael Thomas resigned
secretary
2012-07-01
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STOTT, Roger John appointed
director
2011-07-01
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LYONS, Fergus John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

A J Bell Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A J Bell Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AJ BELL SECURITIES LIMITED

This company · 02723420

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
A J Bell Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1992-06-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Registered office

4 Exchange Quay

Salford Quays

Manchester

M5 3EE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01