A & J MOORE (METAL RECYCLING) LTD

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07555783 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£50.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £50,655
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,897 YoY
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£48k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£42k£63k£85k£106kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£54.7k£66.6k
Current assets£105.6k£89.5k
Cash£48.4k£46.7k
Debtors£8.4k£2.6k
Net assets£50.7k£58.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2018-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-05-15
    ➖
    FRY, Clifford resigned
    secretary
  13. 2018-05-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-03-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-02-02
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    MOORE, Julian resigned
    director
  17. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & J MOORE (METAL RECYCLING) LTD
  19. 2011-03-08
    ➕
    MOORE, Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2011-03-08
    ➕
    FRY, Clifford appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-03-08
    ➕
    MOORE, Julian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MOORE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Moore
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Carole Mooreceased 01/12/2018· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Stockport Works Stockport Road
Amesbury
Salisbury
SP4 7LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MOORE, Alexander→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRY, Clifford→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2018-05-15
Resigned
MOORE, Julian→
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2018-02-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18