A & A BUSINESS SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03131986 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-29

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 30.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 30.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

99 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	1300	1300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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mortgage · MR01
2026-05-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2025-10-01
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accounts · AA
2024-07-05
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accounts · AA
2024-07-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
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2024-07-04
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officers · CH03
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2023-07-07
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accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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address · AD01
2022-07-12
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accounts · AA
2021-08-10
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accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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accounts · AA
2008-04-07
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DAY, Desmond resigned
director
2007-10-22
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DOWSE, Simon appointed
director
2007-10-01
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YOUREN, Michael appointed
director
2003-01-31
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DAY, Desmond appointed
director
2002-06-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2002-04-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1998-02-01
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WEATHERDON, Christopher appointed
director
1996-03-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1996-01-24
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TAYLOR, Rosalyn Melanie appointed
secretary
1996-01-24
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TAYLOR, Stephen Allan appointed
director
1996-01-24
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JPCORS LIMITED resigned
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1996-01-24
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JPCORD LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1995-11-29
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Company incorporated
As A & A BUSINESS SUPPLIES LIMITED
1995-11-29
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JPCORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-11-29
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JPCORD LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Rosalyn Melanie Taylor Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Stephen Allan Taylor Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Simon Dowse Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Michael Youren Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Weatherdon Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	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

Incorporated1995-11-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Tagus House

9 Ocean Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 3TJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01