A&J GRANITE SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
06354094 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-28
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 5.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 | 1200 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-26➕DEDJA, Arjan appointeddirector
- 2007-08-29➖DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-08-29➖DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A&J GRANITE SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2007-08-28➕MURATI, Alketa appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-28➕MURATI, Jeton appointeddirector
- 2007-08-28➕DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-08-28➕DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alketa Murati Individual · British,Albanian · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 14/09/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jeton Muraticeased 12/09/2024· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020
Registered office
25 Mowbray Gardens
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 6JN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
DEDJA, Arjan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURATI, Jeton→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-29
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/12/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27