A AND T PETERSEN LTD

🌳Matureactive
06174992 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-21
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
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£419
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £419

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£419
↑ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£419£800
Current assets£10.3k£12.9k
Net assets£419£245

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-20
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2024-05-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-05-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-04-08
    ➕
    PETERSEN, Aaron Matthew appointed
    director
  18. 2009-03-31
    ➖
    GILL, Marian Frances resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-03-31
    ➖
    GILL, Marian Frances resigned
    director
  20. 2007-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A AND T PETERSEN LTD
  21. 2007-03-21
    ➕
    PETERSEN, Trudi Joanne appointed
    director
  22. 2007-03-21
    ➕
    GILL, Marian Frances appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-03-21
    ➕
    GILL, Marian Frances appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PETERSEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aaron Matthew Petersen
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/01/2024
Mrs Trudi Joanne Petersen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

4 Heol Ceri
Waunarlwydd
Swansea
SA5 4QU
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PETERSEN, Aaron Matthew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-04-08
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Active
PETERSEN, Trudi Joanne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILL, Marian Frances→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
GILL, Marian Frances→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01