AUDIT POINT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02769103 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-24
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 9.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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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
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
116 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 4100 | 3400 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-02-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-11-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2010-11-15➖NEW, Stephen Woolford, Dr resigneddirector
- 2010-11-15➖READING-NEW, Jayne Susan resigneddirector
- 2005-02-21➕NEW, Caroline Michelle appointeddirector
- 2005-02-21➕READING-NEW, Jayne Susan appointeddirector
- 2002-10-16➕NEW, Caroline appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-16➖NEW, Thomas Jethro resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-16➖READING-NEW, Jayne Susan resignedsecretary
- 2001-07-01➕NEW, Thomas Jethro appointeddirector
- 2000-02-25➕NEW, Thomas Jethro appointedsecretary
- 1996-02-16➖NEW, Stephen Woolford, Dr resignedsecretary
- 1996-02-16➕READING-NEW, Jayne Susan appointedsecretary
- 1996-02-16➖JAGGER, Dennis resigneddirector
- 1994-05-01➖JAGGER, Audrey resignedsecretary
- 1994-05-01➕NEW, Stephen Woolford, Dr appointedsecretary
- 1994-05-01➕NEW, Stephen Woolford, Dr appointeddirector
- 1992-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AUDIT POINT LIMITED
- 1992-11-24➕JAGGER, Audrey appointedsecretary
- 1992-11-24➕JAGGER, Dennis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-03-31: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Jethro New Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Caroline Michelle New Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Alexander & Co Schooners Business Park
Bess Park Road
Wadebridge
Cornwall
PL27 6HB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
Active
NEW, Caroline Michelle→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2005-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEW, Thomas Jethro→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2001-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAGGER, Audrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-11-24 · resigned 1994-05-01
NEW, Stephen Woolford, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-05-01 · resigned 1996-02-16
NEW, Thomas Jethro→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-02-25 · resigned 2002-10-16
READING-NEW, Jayne Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-02-16 · resigned 2002-10-16
JAGGER, Dennis→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1992-11-24 · resigned 1996-02-16
NEW, Stephen Woolford, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1994-05-01 · resigned 2010-11-15
READING-NEW, Jayne Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2005-02-21 · resigned 2010-11-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/02/2017 | 29/10/2020 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/11/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (116 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30