AH AND G DEAKINS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05159162 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-21
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
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£531.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46120
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.7y
65/100
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Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £531,084
Cash YoY
+482%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£212k
↑ 482% YoY
Net Worth
£531k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £772.5k | £675.5k |
| Current assets | £1.28M | £976.0k |
| Cash | £211.9k | £36.4k |
| Debtors | £1.04M | £881.9k |
| Net assets | £531.1k | £438.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-21📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2017-05-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-04-05➕DEAKINS, Richard Anthony appointeddirector
- 2004-09-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AH AND G DEAKINS LIMITED
- 2004-06-21➕DEAKINS, Gillian appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-21➕DEAKINS, Anthony Hugh appointeddirector
- 2004-06-21➕DEAKINS, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2004-06-21➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-21➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-21➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-21➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DEAKINS" — 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Anthony Deakins Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/01/2023 |
Mr Anthony Hugh Deakins Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/06/2016 |
Mrs Gillian Deakins Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| A & H SWEETS & SOFT DRINKS LTD→ 04954721 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120
Registered office
Quarry Brutches
Clunton
Craven Arms
Shropshire
SY7 0HP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
DEAKINS, Anthony Hugh→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-06-21
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DEAKINS, Gillian→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEAKINS, Richard Anthony→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-04-05
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-21 · resigned 2004-06-21
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-21 · resigned 2004-06-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/09/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26