A. P. JENKINS AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08642034 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-07

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	2	200

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-08-07
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capital · SH01
2017-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-06-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2013-08-07
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Company incorporated
As A. P. JENKINS AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED
2013-08-07
➕
ROBINSON, Jeanne Mary appointed
secretary
2013-08-07
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JENKINS, Anthony Paul, Doctor appointed
director
2013-08-07
➕
ROBINSON, Jeanne Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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 "JENKINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Jeanne Mary Robinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Doctor Anthony Paul Jenkins Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-08-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

C/O Sal 94 West Parade

West Parade

Lincoln

LN1 1JZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-21

Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ROBINSON, Jeanne Mary→

secretary · appointed 2013-08-07

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Active

JENKINS, Anthony Paul, Doctor→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-08-07

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Active

ROBINSON, Jeanne Mary→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-07

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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-10-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-18

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-10-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-10