A1 PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09671291 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-06
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
£651.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £651,945
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£169k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Net Worth
£652k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£240k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£130k£261k£391k£522k£652kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£651.9k£638.5k
Current assets£239.7k£279.4k
Cash£168.7k£180.4k
Debtors£71.0k£99.0k
Net assets£651.9k£638.5k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2022-04-13
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2022-03-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD
  20. 2015-07-06
    ➕
    TASWELL, Catherine Laura appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-07-06
    ➕
    EATON, Cindy appointed
    director
  22. 2015-07-06
    ➕
    TASWELL, Catherine Laura appointed
    director
  23. 2015-07-06
    ➕
    TASWELL, Leon John appointed
    director
  24. 2015-07-06
    ➕
    TASWELL, Leslie John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leslie John Taswell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Catherine Laura Taswell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/11/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Leslie John Taswellceased 06/04/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Raleigh House
Cook Way
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 6BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

TASWELL, Catherine Laura→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-06
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Active
EATON, Cindy→
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-07-06
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Active
TASWELL, Catherine Laura→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-07-06
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Active
TASWELL, Leon John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-07-06
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Active
TASWELL, Leslie John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-07-06
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-13