2PJ LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
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- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 2PJ LIMITED
- 2010-06-15➕JEPSON, Patricia Mary appointeddirector
- 2010-06-15➕JEPSON, Philip Douglas, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +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 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Philip Douglas Jepson Individual · British · DOB 12/1938 · age 88 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/08/2016 |
Mrs Patricia Mary Jepson Individual · British · DOB 09/1937 · age 89 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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