AYP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05971765 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-19
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 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees400600

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-06-16
    ➖
    HALL, Martin Franklyn resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-04-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-04-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2026-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-04-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2024-10-04
    ➕
    TWIBEY, John Richard appointed
    director
  12. 2024-10-04
    ➖
    HALL, Sandra resigned
    director
  13. 2024-10-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-10-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-10-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-05-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2021-05-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  22. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-05-24
    ➕
    TWIBEY, Sarah Kate appointed
    director
  24. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    HALL, Martin Franklyn appointed
    director
  25. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    HALL, Martin Franklyn appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-10-27
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    HALL, Sandra appointed
    director
  28. 2006-10-27
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-10-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AYP LIMITED
  30. 2006-10-19
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-10-19
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Kate Twibey
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
50–75%
—50-75% shares19/12/2025
Mr Martin Franklyn Hall
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
50–75%
—50-75% shares10/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Ayp Limited Ni Park
Chetwynd Aston
Newport
TF10 9LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HALL, Martin Franklyn→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TWIBEY, John Richard→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TWIBEY, Sarah Kate→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Martin Franklyn→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2026-06-16
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2006-10-27
Resigned
HALL, Sandra→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2024-10-04
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2006-10-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/05/202116/04/2026

Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01