A AND J LILLEY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04768785 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 15120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,198

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k-£2k£526£3k£6k£9kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-3.7k£410
Current assets£3.1k£9.1k
Debtors£3.1k£9.1k
Net assets£-5.2k£-4.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-26
    ➖
    LILLEY, Nicole Julie resigned
    director
  10. 2018-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-04-19
    ➕
    LILLEY, Alfred William appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-19
    ➕
    LILLEY, Julie Veronica appointed
    director
  19. 2010-10-27
    ➖
    LILLEY, Julie Veronica resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-10-27
    ➖
    LILLEY, Alfred William resigned
    director
  21. 2010-10-23
    ➕
    LILLEY, Nicole Julie appointed
    director
  22. 2003-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A AND J LILLEY LIMITED
  23. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    LILLEY, Julie Veronica appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-05-18
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    LILLEY, Alfred William appointed
    director
  27. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-05-18
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

96/100
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 "LILLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Veronica Lilley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/05/2017
Mr Alfred William Lilley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/05/2017

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
Incorporated2003-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC15120 — SIC 15120

Registered office

57-61 Market Place
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 1BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LILLEY, Alfred William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LILLEY, Julie Veronica→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LILLEY, Julie Veronica→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2010-10-27
Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2003-05-18
Resigned
LILLEY, Alfred William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2010-10-27
Resigned
LILLEY, Nicole Julie→
director · ~34y · appointed 2010-10-23 · resigned 2018-01-26
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2003-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-18