A.P. CLAXTON LTD
🌳Matureactive
07481645 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-04
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£323.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £323,681
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£100k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£324k
↑ 176% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £99.8k | £71.0k |
| Net assets | £323.7k | £117.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-18📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-11📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-07-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-10➕ROSKAMS, Thomas Edmund appointeddirector
- 2014-10-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-05-08➕HOOSE, Jack Edward appointeddirector
- 2011-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs A.P. CLAXTON LTD
- 2011-01-04➕HOOSE, Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Hadley Leighton Hoose Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jack Edward Hooseceased 21/04/2020· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
Wellington House Aviator Court
Clifton Moor
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 4UZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HOOSE, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2011-01-04
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HOOSE, Jack Edward→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-05-08
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ROSKAMS, Thomas Edmund→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/10/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-11