ADJ FLOORING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07396000 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-04
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,331
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.3k | £7.7k |
| Current assets | £30.8k | £49.3k |
| Net assets | £3.3k | £2.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-01➕KNIGHT, Paul Ronald appointeddirector
- 2022-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-05➖HANNIGAN, Lee resigneddirector
- 2011-06-30➕JAMES, Alan David appointeddirector
- 2010-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ADJ FLOORING LIMITED
- 2010-10-04➕HANNIGAN, Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan David James Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Paul Ronald Knight Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/10/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A.J. BROOKE FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD→ 07028740 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| A.J. HICKS ASSOCIATES LTD→ 06382068 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| A&G DESIGN AND BUILD LTD→ 14797987 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADHITI LIMITED→ 07536302 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ADIVA’S CLINIC LTD→ 16691075 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADNAMA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD→ 10848879 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADVANCED CLEANING TECHNOLOGY LTD→ 02124961 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| ADVANTAGE CORPORATE SERVICES LTD→ 07503860 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ADVENT PM LTD→ 12441704 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings
Registered office
65 High Street
Chalfont St. Peter
Gerrards Cross
SL9 9QQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
JAMES, Alan David→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-06-30
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KNIGHT, Paul Ronald→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-02-01
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HANNIGAN, Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-10-04 · resigned 2011-10-05
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06