A&J CONSTRUCTIONS SUSSEX LTD
🌳Matureactive
07641891 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-20
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
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £3,356
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,269 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£694
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.4k | £8.6k |
| Current assets | £694 | £3.2k |
| Net assets | £3.4k | £8.6k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A&J CONSTRUCTIONS SUSSEX LTD
- 2011-05-20➕HABASHI, Janet appointeddirector
- 2011-05-20➕PHILIPS, Antonios appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-02-05: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Antonios Philips Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 29/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
24 Hadrian Avenue
Southwick
Brighton
BN42 4LJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HABASHI, Janet→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2011-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PHILIPS, Antonios→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-19