A + J GLOBAL DESIGNS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05980522 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 14.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24➕DEAN, Tracey Ann appointeddirector
- 2012-06-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2006-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A + J GLOBAL DESIGNS LIMITED
- 2006-10-27➕DEAN, Tracey Ann appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-27➕DEAN, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2006-10-27➕A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-10-27➖A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-10-27➕A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-10-27➖A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Andrew Dean Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
Mrs Tracey Ann Dean Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Lauren Brooke Deanceased 07/10/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Ashley Luke Deanceased 07/10/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Registered office
5 Kiln Lane
Clophill
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK45 4DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
DEAN, Paul Andrew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEAN, Tracey Ann→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2006-10-27
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2006-10-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/06/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (76 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07