A J T RECYCLING LIMITED
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (86/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 14 | 1500 | 1500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-12-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs A J T RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2010-03-06➕THOMAS, Andrew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Thomas Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew John Thomas Jnr Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/01/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/12/2014 | — |