A & J RYAN HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08623638 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 10.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Average employees4500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-13
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2020-01-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2020-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #3
  12. 2020-01-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2020-01-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2020-01-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2019-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-12-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  20. 2015-12-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  21. 2015-12-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2013-07-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & J RYAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
  23. 2013-07-24
    ➕
    RYAN, John Joseph appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-07-24
    ➕
    RYAN, Anthony Patrick appointed
    director
  25. 2013-07-24
    ➕
    RYAN, John Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "RYAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Joseph Ryan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/07/2016
Mr Anthony Patrick Ryan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/07/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2013-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Numeric House
98 Station Road
Sidcup
Kent
DA15 7BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

RYAN, John Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RYAN, Anthony Patrick→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RYAN, John Joseph→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/12/201513/01/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/12/201506/01/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/12/201513/01/2020

Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12