ANDJO DERIVATIVES LTD
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £988.1k | £753.7k |
| Cash | £6.6k | £13.5k |
| Net assets | £748.5k | £753.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-03-28➖COULT, Roderick Michael resignedsecretary
- 2011-08-15🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2010-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-07-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Woolwich PLC
- 2003-07-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Woolwich PLC
- 2002-08-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Woolwich PLC
- 2002-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Woolwich PLC
- 2001-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDJO DERIVATIVES LTD
- 2001-11-13➕LUXFORD, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2001-11-13➕LUXFORD, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2001-11-13➕COULT, Roderick Michael appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-13➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-11-13➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-11-13➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-11-13➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 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
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew William Luxford Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Joanne Luxford Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/08/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Woolwich Woolwich PLC | Deed of intercharge | 1 property | 24/07/2003 | — | |
| satisfied | Woolwich Woolwich PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 24/07/2003 | 03/04/2010 | |
| outstanding | Woolwich Woolwich PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 09/08/2002 | — | |
| satisfied | Woolwich Woolwich PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 09/08/2002 | 03/04/2010 |