A.J.S. (STANTON) GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
🌱Startupactive
15858915 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 1.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-02-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-02-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-10-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-04➕STANTON, Carol appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-04➕STANTON, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 2024-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A.J.S. (STANTON) GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
- 2024-07-25➕STANTON, Carl Anthony appointeddirector
- 2024-07-25📄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 "STANTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 82 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony John Stanton Individual · British · DOB 11/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/09/2024 |
Mr Carl Anthony Stanton Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/07/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 46 Owen Road Industrial Estate
Willenhall
WV13 2PX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
STANTON, Anthony John→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2024-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STANTON, Carl Anthony→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 7 properties | 13/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-25