A & J SINGH LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £142.5k | £99.0k |
| Current assets | £457.9k | £398.2k |
| Cash | £26.1k | £66.7k |
| Debtors | £375.2k | £288.2k |
| Net assets | £142.5k | £60.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 capital
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-01-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-29📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-01➖SINGH, Jane resignedsecretary
- 2009-08-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-03-17➕SINGH, Amerjit appointeddirector
- 2003-03-17➕SINGH, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-17➖AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-17➖BUYVIEW LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs A & J SINGH LIMITED
- 2003-03-07➕AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-07➕BUYVIEW LTD appointedcorporate-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.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SINGH" — 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Beaudon Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaudon Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/01/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Cordelia Singhceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% voting
- Mr Amerjit Singhceased 26/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/08/2009 | — |