A S JENKINS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08702664 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£410.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £410,120
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£410k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£495k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £410.1k | £324.7k |
| Current assets | £494.8k | £383.9k |
| Net assets | £410.1k | £324.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-11-01📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A S JENKINS LIMITED
- 2013-09-23➕JENKINS, Anthony Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JENKINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Stephen Jenkins Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
49 Somerset Street
Abertillery
Gwent
NP13 1DL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
JENKINS, Anthony Stephen→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-09-23
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-11-01
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-29