ALUN JONES OF RED STAR LOFTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08182278 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-16
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 May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2012-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ALUN JONES OF RED STAR LOFTS LIMITED
- 2012-08-16➕OWEN-JONES, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2012-08-16➕JONES, Alun appointeddirector
- 2012-08-16➕OWEN-JONES, Jacqueline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "JONES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alun Jones Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jacqueline Owen-Jones Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2012-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Bryn Glas Gronant Hill
Gronant
Prestatyn
Flintshire
LL19 9SR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
OWEN-JONES, Jacqueline→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-08-16
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Active
OWEN-JONES, Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-08-16
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-20