ALDRIDGE AND BARONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08193482 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£812.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £812,643
Cash YoY
+256%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£180k
↑ 256% YoY
Net Worth
£813k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£345k
↑ 215% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£163k£325k£488k£650k£813kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£840.6k£580.8k
Current assets£345.5k£109.6k
Cash£180.4k£50.7k
Debtors£165.0k£58.8k
Net assets£812.6k£545.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDRIDGE AND BARONS LIMITED
  17. 2012-08-29
    ➕
    AZAM, Raja Munir appointed
    director
  18. 2012-08-29
    ➕
    BUTT, Nisar Hussain appointed
    director
  19. 2012-08-29
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Nazik appointed
    director
  20. 2012-08-29
    ➕
    IQBAL, Mohammad Wajid appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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
Mr Mohammad Wajid Iqbal
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Unit 1 Middlemore Lane
Aldridge
Walsall
West Midlands
WS9 8SP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

AZAM, Raja Munir→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTT, Nisar Hussain→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Nazik→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IQBAL, Mohammad Wajid→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-24