AC JENKINS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03838793 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-09
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 8.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£285.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.3 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £285,546
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£286k
Current Assets
£174k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £519.7k | — |
| Current assets | £173.5k | — |
| Debtors | £173.5k | — |
| Net assets | £285.5k | — |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-08-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-02-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-18➕EVANS, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2015-03-18➕JENKINS, Jeeraporn appointeddirector
- 2014-08-04➖JENKINS, Alec Charles resigneddirector
- 2009-07-29➕JENKINS, Alec Charles appointeddirector
- 2009-07-01➖JENKINS, Janet resignedsecretary
- 2005-01-31➕JENKINS, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2005-01-31➖JENKINS, Alec Charles resigneddirector
- 1999-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AC JENKINS LIMITED
- 1999-09-09➕JENKINS, Janet appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-09➕FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-09➖FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-09➕JENKINS, Alec Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JENKINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Charles Jenkins Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/09/2016 |
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
Incorporated1999-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
Avc House
21 Northampton Lane
Swansea
SA1 4EH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
EVANS, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JENKINS, Andrew Charles→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JENKINS, Jeeraporn→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JENKINS, Janet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-09 · resigned 2009-07-01
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-09 · resigned 1999-09-09
JENKINS, Alec Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2009-07-29 · resigned 2014-08-04
JENKINS, Alec Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1999-09-09 · resigned 2005-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/02/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31