ALAN WRIGHT & SON JOINERS & BUILDERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04435958 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-10
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £2,067
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,346 YoY
Cash YoY
+406%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↑ 406% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 325% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£6.8k£34.5k
Current assets£37.8k£8.9k
Cash£36.0k£7.1k
Debtors£1.1k£1.1k
Net assets£2.1k£28.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2025-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2022-06-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-06-16
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-06-15
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  10. 2022-06-15
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2022-06-15
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  12. 2022-06-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-04-06
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Daniel Alan appointed
    director
  14. 2021-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2009-05-31
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2008-07-01
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Elaine May resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-02-20
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-02-20
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Elaine May appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN WRIGHT & SON JOINERS & BUILDERS LIMITED
  24. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Alan Frederick appointed
    director
  25. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-05-10
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Alan appointed
    director
  28. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-05-10
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 "WRIGHT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WRIGHT, Daniel Alan (same surname) appointed 2022-04-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Alan Frederick Wright
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Caroline Wright
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Ratcliffe Cottage Ratcliffe Wharf Lane
Forton
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 0AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WRIGHT, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-20
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Active
WRIGHT, Alan Frederick→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-05-10
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Active
WRIGHT, Daniel Alan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-04-06
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Active
WRIGHT, Elaine May→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-20 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-10
Resigned
WRIGHT, Alan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2009-05-31
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-16
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-06-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-06-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-06-15