A & L PRESSINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08266830 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-24
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 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
44 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-04-18
    ➖
    WRIGHT, David Graham resigned
    director
  7. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-24
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  14. 2016-07-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2016-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-06-21
    ➕
    EVANS, Jonathan Leslie, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2016-06-21
    ➕
    TIAN, Yisheng appointed
    director
  19. 2016-06-21
    ➕
    WATERHOUSE, Andrew David appointed
    director
  20. 2016-06-21
    ➖
    BAKER, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  21. 2016-06-21
    ➕
    WRIGHT, David Graham appointed
    director
  22. 2016-06-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2015-04-30
    ➖
    KEATING, Jonathan Francis resigned
    director
  24. 2012-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As A & L PRESSINGS LIMITED
  25. 2012-10-24
    ➕
    NOCK, David Bruce appointed
    director
  26. 2012-10-24
    ➕
    BAKER, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  27. 2012-10-24
    ➕
    KEATING, Jonathan Francis 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Jonathan Leslie Evans
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Ash & Lacy House
Alma Street
Smethwick
West Midlands
B66 2RL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

EVANS, Jonathan Leslie, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOCK, David Bruce→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-10-24
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Active
TIAN, Yisheng→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERHOUSE, Andrew David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Michael Joseph→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-10-24 · resigned 2016-06-21
Resigned
KEATING, Jonathan Francis→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-10-24 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned
WRIGHT, David Graham→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-21 · resigned 2023-04-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/06/2016—
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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-24