ANDREW JAYNES LTD

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05148474 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£210.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £210,432

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£218k
Net Worth
£210k
Current Assets
£389k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£78k£156k£233k£311k£389kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£231.7k—
Current assets£389.0k—
Cash£218.2k—
Debtors£62.6k—
Net assets£210.4k—
Average employees—2500

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-08-17
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    BLATCHFORD, David John resigned
    director
  14. 2017-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-08-08
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    WRIGHT, Evelyn resigned
    director
  16. 2017-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2004-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW JAYNES LTD
  20. 2004-06-08
    ➕
    JAYNES, Joyce Helen appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-06-08
    ➕
    JAYNES, Andrew David appointed
    director
  22. 2004-06-08
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-06-08
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-06-08
    ➕
    BLATCHFORD, David John appointed
    director
  25. 2004-06-08
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Evelyn appointed
    director
  26. 2004-06-08
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-06-08
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JAYNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew David Jaynes
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

1-2 Rhodium Point Spindle Close
Hawkinge
Folkestone
Kent
CT18 7TQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JAYNES, Joyce Helen→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAYNES, Andrew David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-08 · resigned 2004-06-08
Resigned
BLATCHFORD, David John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-06-08 · resigned 2017-08-17
Resigned
WRIGHT, Evelyn→
director · ~86y · appointed 2004-06-08 · resigned 2017-08-08
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-08 · resigned 2004-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-24