A & J LAWRENCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

10054867 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-10

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 6.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.0y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	—	£100
Current assets	—	£100
Debtors	—	£100
Net assets	—	£100

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 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 dissolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 dissolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-06-06
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
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MILNE, Paul appointed
director
2025-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-27
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LAWS, Ria Clair resigned
director
2025-01-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-12-14
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Wedo Invoice Finance LTD
2022-10-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-10
➕
LAWS, Ria Clair appointed
director
2022-03-01
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PAGE, Mark Lewis resigned
director
2022-01-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-01
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COUPLAND, Leon John Ronald resigned
director
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-06
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NASH, Howard Spencer appointed
director
2021-04-06
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COUPLAND, Leon John Ronald appointed
director
2021-01-15
➖
FIELD, Stephen David resigned
director
2020-06-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2019-06-12
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LAWRENCE, Anthony Michael resigned
director
2019-06-12
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LAWRENCE, Jonathon William resigned
director
2017-12-25
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PAGE, Richard Lewis resigned
director
2016-04-28
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LAWRENCE, Anthony Michael appointed
director
2016-04-28
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LAWRENCE, Jonathon William appointed
director
2016-03-10
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Company incorporated
As A & J LAWRENCE LIMITED
2016-03-10
➕
FIELD, Stephen David appointed
director
2016-03-10
➕
PAGE, Mark Lewis appointed
director
2016-03-10
➕
PAGE, Richard Lewis appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Automotive Vision Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Automotive Vision Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A & J LAWRENCE LIMITED

This company · 10054867

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Automotive Vision Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	31/12/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Page Automotive Group Limitedceased 31/12/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-03-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Towngate House

2-8 Parkstone Road

Poole

Dorset

BH15 2PW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MILNE, Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2025-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NASH, Howard Spencer→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-04-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COUPLAND, Leon John Ronald→

director · ~57y · appointed 2021-04-06 · resigned 2022-01-01

Resigned

FIELD, Stephen David→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2021-01-15

Resigned

LAWRENCE, Anthony Michael→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-04-28 · resigned 2019-06-12

Resigned

LAWRENCE, Jonathon William→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-04-28 · resigned 2019-06-12

Resigned

LAWS, Ria Clair→

director · ~43y · appointed 2022-03-10 · resigned 2025-04-27

Resigned

PAGE, Mark Lewis→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

PAGE, Richard Lewis→

director · ~85y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2017-12-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Wedo Invoice Finance Wedo Invoice Finance LTD	A registered charge	1 property	28/11/2022	19/09/2023
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/06/2020	—

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Recent filings (46 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-06-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-11-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-09-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-17

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

address · AD01

2024-12-20

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-08-19

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-08-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-08-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-10-09

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-09-19