A J P HOMES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05072124 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-12
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£96.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 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
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £96,534

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
Net Worth
£97k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£170.7k
Current assets£21.2k
Cash£16.0k
Debtors£5.2k
Net assets£96.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-04-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-09-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2025-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-06-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2024-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-07-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-07-11
    ➕
    LAWSON, Tom appointed
    director
  13. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-02-20
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    LAWSON, Thomas Joseph resigned
    director
  16. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-05-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2023-04-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Anita Jayne Appleby
  19. 2022-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2021-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-06-22
    ➕
    LAWSON, Thomas Joseph appointed
    director
  25. 2015-08-04
    ➖
    LAWSON, Janet Elizabeth resigned
    director
  26. 2015-08-04
    ➖
    LAWSON, Peter resigned
    director
  27. 2013-08-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 2007-04-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2006-07-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2004-09-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    LAWSON, Paul David appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    APPLEBY, Anita Jayne appointed
    director
  33. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    LAWSON, Paul David appointed
    director
  34. 2004-03-18
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    LAWSON, Janet Elizabeth appointed
    director
  36. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    LAWSON, Peter appointed
    director
  37. 2004-03-18
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2004-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A J P HOMES LIMITED
  39. 2004-03-12
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2004-03-12
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Paul David Lawson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/04/2026
Mrs Anita Jayne Appleby
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul David Lawsonceased 29/04/2026· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

14 Clifton Moor Business Village
James Nicolson Link
York
YO30 4XG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

LAWSON, Paul David→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APPLEBY, Anita Jayne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSON, Paul David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSON, Tom→
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-12 · resigned 2004-03-18
Resigned
LAWSON, Janet Elizabeth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2015-08-04
Resigned
LAWSON, Peter→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2015-08-04
Resigned
LAWSON, Thomas Joseph→
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-06-22 · resigned 2024-02-20
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-12 · resigned 2004-03-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Anita Jayne Appleby / Paul David Lawson
A registered charge1 property17/04/2023—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property27/04/200722/08/2013
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property07/07/2006—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property23/09/2004—
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Recent filings (83 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21