AP JC BESPOKE JOINERY LTD

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12520187 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £4,861

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 2343% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£8.4k£199
Current assets£14.9k£9.2k
Net assets£4.9k£199

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-01
    PENNA, Alessandro resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-04-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2023-04-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-03-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AP JC BESPOKE JOINERY LTD
  16. 2020-03-17
    CHAHAL, Jaskirat Singh appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-17
    PENNA, Alessandro appointed
    director
  18. 2020-03-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

1 Reynolds Chase
Wigston
Leicester
LE18 1PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHAHAL, Jaskirat Singh
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-03-17
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Active
PENNA, Alessandro
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-03-17 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17