A. J. T'S. LTD.

🌳Matureactive
05892136 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-31
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£46.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,924
Cash YoY
+243%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 243% YoY
Net Worth
£47k
↑ 106% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£41k£62k£83k£103kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£52.4k£32.8k
Current assets£103.3k£71.1k
Cash£12.2k£3.5k
Debtors£61.4k£38.7k
Net assets£46.9k£22.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-07-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2023-07-29
    ➕
    SMITH, Jonathan Peter appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-07-29
    ➖
    A. RODEN LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-11
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2020-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-11-04
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2019-11-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-11-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-11-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2006-08-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Alison Marie appointed
    director
  22. 2006-08-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Jonathan Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-10
    ➖
    RODEN, Andre Beverley resigned
    director
  24. 2006-07-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. J. T'S. LTD.
  25. 2006-07-31
    ➕
    A. RODEN LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-07-31
    ➕
    RODEN, Andre Beverley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 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

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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
Jonathan Peter Smith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Alison Marie Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

9 Byford Court Crockatt Road
Hadleigh
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP7 6RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Jonathan Peter→
secretary · appointed 2023-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Alison Marie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Jonathan Peter→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
A. RODEN LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2023-07-29
Resigned
RODEN, Andre Beverley→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2006-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-24