A. H. JONES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04709225 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-24

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£8.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 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

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £8,879

Net assets shrinking

Down £865 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↓ 8.9% YoY

Current Assets

£68k

↑ 6.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£8.9k	£9.7k
Current assets	£68.4k	£64.1k
Net assets	£8.9k	£9.7k

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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-09-03
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2021-07-03
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2020-07-30
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2019-07-22
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2018-05-30
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2016-03-30
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2015-06-12
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2015-06-12
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2015-05-06
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WILLIAMS, Ilona Jane appointed
secretary
2015-05-06
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WILLIAMS, Eurig Wyn appointed
director
2015-05-06
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WILLIAMS, Ilona Jane appointed
director
2015-05-06
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JONES, Angharad Harding resigned
secretary
2015-05-06
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JONES, Alwyn Harding resigned
director
2015-05-06
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JONES, Angharad Harding resigned
director
2003-03-24
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Company incorporated
As A. H. JONES LIMITED
2003-03-24
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JONES, Angharad Harding appointed
secretary
2003-03-24
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-24
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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2003-03-24
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JONES, Alwyn Harding appointed
director
2003-03-24
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JONES, Angharad Harding appointed
director
2003-03-24
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MC FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
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2003-03-24
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MC FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Eurig Wyn Williams Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Ilona Jane Williams Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-03-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

The Bank

5 Cardiff Road

Taffs Well

Cardiff

CF15 7RA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Ilona Jane→

secretary · appointed 2015-05-06

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Active

WILLIAMS, Eurig Wyn→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-05-06

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Active

WILLIAMS, Ilona Jane→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-05-06

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Active

JONES, Angharad Harding→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2015-05-06

Resigned

CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2003-03-24

Resigned

JONES, Alwyn Harding→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2015-05-06

Resigned

JONES, Angharad Harding→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2015-05-06

Resigned

MC FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2003-03-24

Resigned

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