A J DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05045334 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-16
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£5.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,880
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,913 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£6k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£54kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£5.9k£34.8k
Current assets£27.5k£54.5k
Net assets£5.9k£34.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-11-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-11-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-03-01
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    BUNN, Hannah appointed
    director
  20. 2015-03-01
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    BUNN, Janet Mary resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-03-01
    ➖
    BUNN, Janet Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2004-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A J DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
  23. 2004-02-16
    ➕
    BUNN, Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2004-02-16
    ➕
    BUNN, Janet Mary appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-02-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-02-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-02-16
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    BUNN, Janet Mary appointed
    director
  28. 2004-02-16
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-02-16
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Anthony Bunn
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/02/2017
Mrs Hannah Bunn
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/02/2017

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
Incorporated2004-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Malt Field
Lympstone
Exmouth
EX8 5ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BUNN, Anthony→
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUNN, Hannah→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUNN, Janet Mary→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-16 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-16 · resigned 2004-02-16
Resigned
BUNN, Janet Mary→
director · ~82y · appointed 2004-02-16 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-16 · resigned 2004-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28