A&J METAL FABRICATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09185943 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£182.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24330
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £182,393
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£108k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£182k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£217k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £189.7k | £160.0k |
| Current assets | £217.0k | £192.4k |
| Cash | £107.5k | £93.9k |
| Debtors | £106.5k | £95.5k |
| Net assets | £182.4k | £152.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-09-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A&J METAL FABRICATIONS LIMITED
- 2014-08-21➕WOODFINE, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2014-08-21➕WOODFINE, James Andrew appointeddirector
- 2014-08-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +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
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Andrew Woodfine Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/08/2022 |
Mr Andrew Paul Woodfine Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71 | 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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| ADVANCE DPF SOLUTIONS LTD→ 10960236 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24330 — SIC 24330
Registered office
Unit 1 Ashbrooke Park
Parkside Lane
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS11 5SF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WOODFINE, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOODFINE, James Andrew→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-08-21
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-07