ARNOLD JONES ASSOCIATES PROPERTY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03428520 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-03
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 26.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£153.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 26.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
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 £152,968
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,606 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£153k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£181k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£44k£87k£131k£175k£218kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£154.3k£179.6k
Current assets£180.6k£218.2k
Net assets£153.0k£178.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-02-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-04-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2023-04-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2023-04-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  13. 2023-04-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-03-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2023-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2023-03-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2003-07-24
    ➕
    HENSMAN, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-07-24
    ➖
    ROSSITER, Lisa Ruth resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-08-28
    ➖
    ARNOLD-JONES, Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    ROSSITER, Lisa Ruth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-08-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2000-06-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1997-09-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARNOLD JONES ASSOCIATES PROPERTY LIMITED
  29. 1997-09-03
    ➕
    ARNOLD JONES, Simon Mark appointed
    director
  30. 1997-09-03
    ➕
    ROSSITER, Lisa Ruth appointed
    director
  31. 1997-09-03
    ➕
    ARNOLD-JONES, Geoffrey appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

98/100
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 "ARNOLD JONES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lisa Rossiter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control25/11/2016
Simon Mark Arnold Jones
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/09/2016

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
Incorporated1997-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Pleasant Spot,
Buckland Newton
Dorchester
DT2 7DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HENSMAN, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARNOLD JONES, Simon Mark→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSSITER, Lisa Ruth→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-09-03
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Active
ARNOLD-JONES, Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-03 · resigned 2002-08-28
Resigned
ROSSITER, Lisa Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2003-07-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property14/08/200012/04/2023
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/06/200012/04/2023

Recent filings (84 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-08