A.J. STEVENS & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04648720 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-27

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

£242.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £242,207

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£242k

↑ 5.3% YoY

Current Assets

£290k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£250.1k	£229.9k
Current assets	£289.8k	£289.0k
Net assets	£242.2k	£229.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-02-20
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address · AD01
2025-11-04
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accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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accounts · AA
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
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accounts · AA
2020-01-20
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accounts · AA
2019-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-21
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-02-17
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-04-28
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STEVENS, James Aubrey John resigned
director
2003-01-27
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Company incorporated
As A.J. STEVENS & SONS LIMITED
2003-01-27
➕
STEVENS, Adrian appointed
secretary
2003-01-27
➕
STEVENS, Adrian appointed
director
2003-01-27
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STEVENS, Howell appointed
director
2003-01-27
➕
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-27
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THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-27
➕
STEVENS, James Aubrey John appointed
director
2003-01-27
➕
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-01-27
➖
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 "STEVENS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Stevens Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/05/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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ACE MOBILE TYRES LTD→ 13827143 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ACE OF SPRAYS CARDIFF LTD→ 16271598 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-01-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

High Bank Garage

Fair View

Blackwood

NP12 3NL

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

STEVENS, Adrian→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-27

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Active

STEVENS, Adrian→

director · ~75y · appointed 2003-01-27

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Active

STEVENS, Howell→

director · ~61y · appointed 2003-01-27

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Active

THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2003-01-27

Resigned

STEVENS, James Aubrey John→

director · ~101y · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2011-04-28

Resigned

THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2003-01-27

Resigned

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