A J BOAT CANOPIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
08244862 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£38.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,500

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£39k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£23k£34k£46k£57kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£83.7k£71.7k
Current assets£54.6k£57.1k
Net assets£38.5k£30.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-01-24
    ➕
    DUFFY, Kallum Fraser appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A J BOAT CANOPIES LTD
  18. 2012-10-09
    ➕
    DUFFY, Fraser Alexander appointed
    director
  19. 2012-10-09
    ➕
    DUFFY, Kathryn Jeanette appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kallum Fraser Clifford Duffy
Individual · British · DOB 03/2003 · age 23
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2026
Mrs Kathryn Jeanette Duffy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Fraser Alexander Duffy
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Braunston Marina Trade Centre The Wharf
Braunston
Near Daventry
Northants
NN11 7JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DUFFY, Fraser Alexander→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-09
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Active
DUFFY, Kallum Fraser→
director · ~23y · appointed 2024-01-24
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Active
DUFFY, Kathryn Jeanette→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-09
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15