A. W. JENKINSON BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13561840 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), 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

1 live charge · oldest 3.8y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
26 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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  2. 2025-12-29
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  5. 2024-12-28
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  6. 2024-12-28
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  8. 2024-12-28
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  9. 2024-10-07
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-10-07
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-10-01
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    SMITH, Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2024-09-30
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    WATSON, Patricia Elsie resigned
    director
  13. 2024-05-09
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  14. 2024-05-09
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  15. 2024-01-09
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  16. 2024-01-09
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  17. 2024-01-09
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  18. 2022-12-30
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  19. 2022-12-30
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  20. 2022-12-14
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  21. 2022-12-14
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  22. 2022-09-20
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  23. 2022-09-05
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    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2022-08-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  25. 2021-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A. W. JENKINSON BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
  26. 2021-08-12
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    WYLIE, Julie Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 2021-08-12
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    WATSON, Patricia Elsie 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 61 — 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 61. 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

A.W. Jenkinson Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A.W. Jenkinson Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A. W. JENKINSON BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
This company · 13561840

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A.W. Jenkinson Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Clifton Moor
Clifton
Penrith
Cumbria
CA10 2EY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SMITH, Andrew→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
WYLIE, Julie Margaret→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-08-12
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Active
WATSON, Patricia Elsie→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-08-12 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
A registered charge1 property26/08/2022—
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Recent filings (26 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-29
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-28
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-28
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09