A & A OULTRAM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04056359 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-21
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£12.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13923
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,492

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
Current Assets
£44k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£1.5k
Current assets£43.8k
Net assets£12.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2022-08-09
    ➕
    OULTRAM, Alice Helen Joanna appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2022-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-01-08
    ➕
    OULTRAM, Alice Helen Joanna appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-01-08
    ➕
    OULTRAM, Andrew John appointed
    director
  19. 2010-01-08
    ➖
    MAY, Martin William resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-01-08
    ➖
    MAY, Jonathan Howard, Me resigned
    director
  21. 2010-01-08
    ➖
    MAY, Martin William resigned
    director
  22. 2000-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As A & A OULTRAM LIMITED
  23. 2000-08-21
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-08-21
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-08-21
    ➕
    MAY, Martin William appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-08-21
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 2000-08-21
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 2000-08-21
    ➕
    MAY, Jonathan Howard, Me appointed
    director
  29. 2000-08-21
    ➕
    MAY, Martin William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "OULTRAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — OULTRAM, Alice Helen Joanna (same surname) appointed 2022-08-09. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
Mr Andrew John Oultram
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Alice Helen Joanna Oultram
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated2000-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13923 — SIC 13923

Registered office

225 Market Street
Hyde
SK14 1HF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

OULTRAM, Alice Helen Joanna→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OULTRAM, Alice Helen Joanna→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-08-09
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Active
OULTRAM, Andrew John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-01-08
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Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2000-08-21
Resigned
MAY, Martin William→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2010-01-08
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2000-08-21
Resigned
MAY, Jonathan Howard, Me→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2010-01-08
Resigned
MAY, Martin William→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2010-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-22