A J EDWARDS (OAKLEIGH) LTD
🌳Matureactive
08956957 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-25
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
£12.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £12,114
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,749 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£12k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.4k | £15.9k |
| Current assets | £22.0k | £27.6k |
| Net assets | £12.1k | £13.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-06-01➕EDWARDS, Louise Ann appointeddirector
- 2017-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A J EDWARDS (OAKLEIGH) LTD
- 2014-03-25➕EDWARDS, Adrian John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
94/100
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
- +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 "EDWARDS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Adrian John Edwards Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARBORICULTURAL ASSOCIATION TRADING LIMITED→ 05180170 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ARRIJAN FARMING LTD→ 07705874 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AS SHEEP DIPPING LTD→ 12312443 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASF CONTRACTING LIMITED→ 16340680 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASH MOSS LIMITED→ 11091678 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ASHLEWORTH CENTRE OF EQUESTRIAN SERVICES LIMITED→ 12532066 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ATHADAY LIMITED→ 04134464 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ATRAHASIS LIMITED→ 15143654 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| B B TIMBER LIMITED→ 03539342 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| B K HUTCHINSON LIMITED→ 10546519 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BABBROS LIMITED→ 13405457 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BALLINGER FARMS LTD→ 13084068 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629
Registered office
Upper Wells Barns Stroud Road
Brookthorpe
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL4 0UU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EDWARDS, Adrian John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDWARDS, Louise Ann→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-18