A1 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (WALES) LTD

🌳Matureactive
07358225 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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 -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.4y

35/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £7,835
Very low cash
Cash position: £79
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£79
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£10.3k£9.2k
Current assets£11.6k£12.3k
Cash£79£179
Debtors£11.6k£12.1k
Net assets£7.8k£6.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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  2. 2025-01-31
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  3. 2024-01-30
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  4. 2023-01-14
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  5. 2023-01-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-01-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  7. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-29
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  9. 2020-01-31
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  10. 2019-01-31
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  11. 2018-01-31
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  12. 2017-01-30
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  13. 2016-02-27
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  14. 2015-09-21
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  15. 2015-01-23
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  16. 2015-01-13
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    ELLIS JONES, Heather Nuala resigned
    director
  17. 2015-01-13
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2014-11-07
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    THOMAS, Jason Lee appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-07
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    THOMAS, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2013-03-07
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    ELLIS JONES, Heather Nuala appointed
    director
  21. 2013-03-07
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    WEAVER, Suzanne Helen resigned
    director
  22. 2010-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (WALES) LTD
  23. 2010-08-26
    ➕
    WEAVER, Suzanne Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Lee Thomas
Individual · Welsh · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Thomas
Individual · English · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Llwyn Helyg
Penrhyncoch
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

THOMAS, Jason Lee→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-11-07
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Active
THOMAS, Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-07
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Active
ELLIS JONES, Heather Nuala→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-03-07 · resigned 2015-01-13
Resigned
WEAVER, Suzanne Helen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-08-26 · resigned 2013-03-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property03/01/2023—
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
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accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09