A J OLIVER LTD

🌳Matureactive
04534833 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees2100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-25
    ➕
    OLIVER, Helen appointed
    director
  3. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2020-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2002-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A J OLIVER LTD
  18. 2002-09-13
    ➕
    OLIVER, Helen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-09-13
    ➕
    OLIVER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  20. 2002-09-13
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-09-13
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-09-13
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-09-13
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 "OLIVER" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 64. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Oliver
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

72 Lairgate
Beverley
HU17 8EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

OLIVER, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-13
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Active
OLIVER, Andrew James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-09-13
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Active
OLIVER, Helen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-03-25
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Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-13 · resigned 2002-09-13
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-13 · resigned 2002-09-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-04-21