A, J LANGLEY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06939360 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-19
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
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
£649.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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 £649,835

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£650k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£130k£260k£390k£520k£650kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£649.8k£649.8k
Debtors£52£52
Net assets£649.8k£649.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-09-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-07-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-12-02
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    LANGLEY, Antony appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-12-02
    ➕
    LANGLEY, Antony appointed
    director
  19. 2009-12-02
    ➕
    LANGLEY, Julie appointed
    director
  20. 2009-12-02
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    GRAEME, Paul Gordon resigned
    director
  21. 2009-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A, J LANGLEY LIMITED
  22. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    GRAEME, Paul Gordon 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 "LANGLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 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 signal

Multiple 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Antony Langley
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Julie Langleyceased 17/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2009-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Beckside Court
Annie Reed Road
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 0LF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LANGLEY, Antony→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-02
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Active
LANGLEY, Antony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-12-02
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Active
LANGLEY, Julie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAEME, Paul Gordon→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2009-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01