A J SINNETT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13008446 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-10
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£81.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £81,865
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£82k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£329k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £81.9k | £70.3k |
| Current assets | £329.1k | £293.6k |
| Net assets | £81.9k | £70.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15➕SINNETT, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2024-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A J SINNETT LIMITED
- 2020-11-10➕SINNETT, Alan John appointeddirector
- 2020-11-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SINNETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan John Sinnett Individual · Welsh · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
Homer House
8 Homer Road
Solihull
B91 3QQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SINNETT, Alan John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SINNETT, Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-10