A & J TALBOT HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08085684 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-28
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Average employees21

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-05-23
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    TALBOT, James Ellis appointed
    director
  9. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-10-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-09-27
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    TALBOT, Jean Hazel resigned
    secretary
  14. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-29
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2014-05-01
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    TALBOT, Jean Hazel appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A & J TALBOT HOLDINGS LIMITED
  21. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    TALBOT, Alan John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TALBOT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TALBOT, James Ellis (same surname) appointed 2022-05-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alan John Talbot
Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence29/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jean Hazel Talbotceased 20/02/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

7a Gordon Street
Shaw
Oldham
Lancashire
OL2 8EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TALBOT, Alan John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TALBOT, James Ellis→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TALBOT, Jean Hazel→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2021-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-28