AGE UK READING TRADING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10360824 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21➕AGE CONCERN READING T/A AGE UK READING appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2023-12-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-12-19➕WILTON-JONES, Crissy appointedsecretary
- 2023-08-07➖EVANS, John Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AGE UK READING TRADING LIMITED
- 2016-09-06➕TAYLOR, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2016-09-06➕WILKINSON, John appointeddirector
- 2016-09-06➕EVANS, John Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2016-09-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Age Concern Reading is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Age Concern Reading
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AGE UK READING TRADING LIMITED
This company · 10360824
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 |
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Age Concern Reading Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
Walford Hall
Carey Street
Reading
RG1 7JS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
WILTON-JONES, Crissy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AGE CONCERN READING T/A AGE UK READING→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-12-21
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TAYLOR, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-09-06
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WILKINSON, John→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2016-09-06
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EVANS, John Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-09-06 · resigned 2023-08-07
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-12-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10