A & A METALS (KENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06444606 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,603
Net assets shrinking
Down £49,009 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£40k£61k£81k£101kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£22.3k£80.4k
Current assets£46.8k£101.1k
Cash£6.3k£41.9k
Debtors£17.6k£44.9k
Net assets£9.6k£58.6k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-01
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    HANSON, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    HANSON, Ronald resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2024-01-11
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  8. 2024-01-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  12. 2022-03-16
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  13. 2022-03-16
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  14. 2022-03-16
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  15. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2020-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  22. 2016-08-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2007-12-05
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-12-05
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2007-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & A METALS (KENT) LIMITED
  26. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    HANSON, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    HANSON, Gary appointed
    director
  28. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    HANSON, Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    HANSON, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  31. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    HANSON, Ronald appointed
    director
  32. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HANSON, Jacqueline resigned 2025-12-01; HANSON, Ronald resigned 2025-12-01

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Hanson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/12/2021
Mr Gary Hanson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/12/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ronald Hansonceased 31/12/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Jacqueline Hansonceased 31/12/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2007-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Unit 2.02, High Weald House Glovers End
Bexhill,
East Sussex
TN39 5ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HANSON, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-04
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Active
HANSON, Gary→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-12-04
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Active
HANSON, Michael→
director · ~41y · appointed 2007-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2007-12-05
Resigned
HANSON, Jacqueline→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
HANSON, Ronald→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2007-12-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—23/08/2016—
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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-16