A.J. NUTTALL LIMITED

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02975824 · ltd · incorporated 1994-10-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£215.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 30.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £215,169
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,333 YoY
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£65k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£215k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£288k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£65k£130k£195k£260k£324kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£215.2k£222.5k
Current assets£288.0k£324.4k
Cash£64.7k£107.0k
Debtors£186.2k£175.7k
Net assets£215.2k£222.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-30
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    officers · AP03
  6. 2021-11-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-11-05
    ➕
    NUTTALL, Virginia Rose appointed
    secretary
  8. 2021-11-05
    ➖
    NUTTALL, Donald Stott resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-12
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-28
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  14. 2016-08-09
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-14
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    NUTTALL, Virginia Rose appointed
    director
  17. 2015-10-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 1996-01-17
    ➖
    NUTTALL, Carol Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 1996-01-17
    ➕
    NUTTALL, Donald Stott appointed
    secretary
  20. 1995-07-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 1995-01-13
    ➖
    PARR, Darren Robert resigned
    secretary
  22. 1994-12-16
    ➕
    NUTTALL, Antony John appointed
    director
  23. 1994-12-16
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1994-12-16
    ➕
    PARR, Darren Robert appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-12-16
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1994-12-12
    ➕
    NUTTALL, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 1994-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A.J. NUTTALL LIMITED
  28. 1994-10-06
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 1994-10-06
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "NUTTALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Virginia Rose Nuttall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Antony John Nuttall
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated1994-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

603 Market Street
Whitworth
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL12 8QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

NUTTALL, Virginia Rose→
secretary · appointed 2021-11-05
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Active
NUTTALL, Antony John→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-12-16
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Active
NUTTALL, Virginia Rose→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-02-14
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-10-06 · resigned 1994-12-16
Resigned
NUTTALL, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-12 · resigned 1996-01-17
Resigned
NUTTALL, Donald Stott→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 2021-11-05
Resigned
PARR, Darren Robert→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-16 · resigned 1995-01-13
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-10-06 · resigned 1994-12-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property19/07/1995—
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27