A. KENNY & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04776526 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-23
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

A family-run precision machining business based in Manchester, likely undertaking day-to-day CNC or manual machining operations to manufacture or process metal components and parts for industrial or engineering clients.

Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees2—

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.

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2004-06-30
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    KENNY, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2004-06-30
    ➕
    KENNY, Joanne appointed
    director
  18. 2004-06-30
    ➖
    KENNY, June resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-06-30
    ➖
    KENNY, Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2004-06-30
    ➖
    KENNY, June resigned
    director
  21. 2003-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As A. KENNY & SONS LIMITED
  22. 2003-05-23
    ➕
    KENNY, Philip Spencer appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-23
    ➕
    KENNY, June appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-05-23
    ➕
    KENNY, Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2003-05-23
    ➕
    KENNY, June appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "KENNY" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Spencer Kenny
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest30/06/2020
Joanne Kenny
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Philip Spencer Kennyceased 30/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

153 Henfold Road Henfold Road
Tyldesley
Manchester
M29 7FU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

KENNY, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-30
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Active
KENNY, Joanne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-06-30
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Active
KENNY, Philip Spencer→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNY, June→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
KENNY, Anthony→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
KENNY, June→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17