A J S METALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02991683 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-17
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24420
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 30.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 25 | 2800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
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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 (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2025-02-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-07🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-10-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-09-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-19➕STANTON, Carol appointedsecretary
- 2022-09-19➖STANTON, Carl Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2022-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-09-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-10-24🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2017-09-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-05-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-10-28🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-04-27🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-01-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
- 2013-07-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Anthony John Stanton
- 2009-11-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Anthony John Stanton
- 2006-10-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1995-07-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1994-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A J S METALS LIMITED
- 1994-11-17➕STANTON, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 1994-11-17➕STANTON, Carl Anthony appointeddirector
- 1994-11-17➕SCOTT, Stephen John appointednominee-secretary
- 1994-11-17➖SCOTT, Stephen John resignednominee-secretary
- 1994-11-17➕STANTON, Carl Anthony appointedsecretary
- 1994-11-17➕SCOTT, Jacqueline appointednominee-director
- 1994-11-17➖SCOTT, Jacqueline resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
A.J.S. (Stanton) Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A.J.S. (Stanton) Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A J S METALS LIMITED
This company · 02991683
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 |
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A.J.S. (Stanton) Group Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/09/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Carl Anthony Stantonceased 04/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Anthony John Stantonceased 04/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24420 — SIC 24420
Registered office
Unit 46 Owen Road Industrial Estate
Willenhall
West Midlands
WV13 2PX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
STANTON, Anthony John→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 1994-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STANTON, Carl Anthony→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1994-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT, Stephen John→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 1994-11-17
STANTON, Carl Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2022-09-19
SCOTT, Jacqueline→
Resignednominee-director · ~75y · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 1994-11-17
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 24/10/2017 | 08/04/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/10/2016 | 14/02/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/04/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Hitachi Capital (UK) Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/01/2016 | 04/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Anthony John Stanton | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/07/2013 | 08/04/2022 | |
| outstanding | Anthony John Stanton | Debenture | 1 property | 10/11/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 20/10/2006 | 26/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/07/1995 | 12/05/2017 |
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Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-04