ANDREW JONES DIRECT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07707060 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1200 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-26➕BELL, Tyler appointeddirector
- 2024-09-26➕DUGGAN, Jodie appointeddirector
- 2024-09-26➕JONES, Neil appointeddirector
- 2024-09-26➖JONES, Andrew Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-09-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Andrew Michael Jones
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-02-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-08-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-08-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-08-15➕JONES, Alison Jane appointeddirector
- 2011-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW JONES DIRECT LIMITED
- 2011-07-15➕JONES, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JONES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
B.I Catering Equipment Services Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
B.I Catering Equipment Services Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ANDREW JONES DIRECT LIMITED
This company · 07707060
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B.I Catering Equipment Services Trustees Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 26/09/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Michael Jonesceased 26/09/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
- Mrs Alison Jane Jonesceased 26/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
Unit 4 Bodsey Farm
Bodsey Toll Road Ramsey
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE26 2XH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
DUGGAN, Jodie→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Alison Jane→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Andrew Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-07-15 · resigned 2024-09-26
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Andrew Michael Jones / Alison Jane Jones | A registered charge | — | 26/09/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/08/2015 | 07/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/08/2013 | 07/02/2020 |
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Recent filings (55 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01