ALBERT JAGGER HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04623040 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-20
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 9.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-05📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-08-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-20➕COOPER, Andrew Gordon appointeddirector
- 2018-03-20➖COOPER, Joyce Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 2018-03-20➖COOPER, Joyce Jacqueline resigneddirector
- 2018-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-09-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-09-12➕COOPER, James Robert Frederick appointeddirector
- 2016-09-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2003-01-29➕COOPER, Garth Robert Gordon appointeddirector
- 2003-01-29➕COOPER, Janet Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2003-01-29➕COOPER, Joyce Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-29➖INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-29➕COOPER, Joyce Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2003-01-29➖INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBERT JAGGER HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2002-12-20➕INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-12-20➕INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Garth Robert Gordon Cooper Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Yvette Jacqueline Cooperceased 01/11/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Centaur Works
5-8 Green Lane
Walsall
West Midlands
WS2 8HG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
COOPER, Andrew Gordon→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2018-03-20
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COOPER, Garth Robert Gordon→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2003-01-29
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COOPER, James Robert Frederick→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2016-09-12
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COOPER, Janet Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-01-29
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COOPER, Joyce Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2018-03-20
INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2003-01-29
COOPER, Joyce Jacqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2018-03-20
INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2003-01-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/09/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/09/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (88 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-08-05
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-25