ACOUSTIC JOINERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08121614 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-27
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 6.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2024-06-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2021-10-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-10-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-11-07
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-11-07
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-10-23
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    EVANS, Sharon appointed
    director
  17. 2019-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2019-10-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-10-16
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-09-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2019-09-16
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    WAGG, Andrew Leslie resigned
    director
  22. 2019-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dilfus Limited
  23. 2012-07-01
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    LOVATT, James Michael Neil appointed
    director
  24. 2012-07-01
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    SIMMS, Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2012-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ACOUSTIC JOINERY LIMITED
  26. 2012-06-27
    ➕
    WAGG, Andrew Leslie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Charlwood Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Charlwood Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACOUSTIC JOINERY LIMITED
This company · 08121614

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Charlwood Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/09/2019
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Anthony Simmsceased 22/09/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Jamie Michael Neil Lovattceased 22/09/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Andrew Waggceased 16/09/2019· 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
Incorporated2012-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Units 1 & 2 Ormonde Street
Stoke-On-Trent
ST4 3RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

EVANS, Sharon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOVATT, James Michael Neil→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMMS, Anthony→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAGG, Andrew Leslie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-06-27 · resigned 2019-09-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Dilfus
Dilfus Limited
A registered charge—16/09/201924/06/2024

Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-23